I admit defeat. I need your guys help figuring out my charging problem. When I rev the bike I do get more voltage but way too much. It will jump easily to 16 volts before I ever hit 3k rpms. Rev higher an it keeps climbing.
1. Here's what I know. The Stator was replaced by the PO before I ever got the bike. I have no idea what brand it is or where it came from, It's not exactly the right Stator because there's no Yellow wire that feeds the head light safety switch. When I turn the key on the Headlight comes on as soon as the key is turned on which seems strange as everything I read says that it shouldn't come on till the bike starts. I would think the Headlight wouldn't work at all since I don't have the yellow wire from the stator to feed voltage to the safety relay. This may be an entirely unrelated piece of info but maybe it's a clue.
2. Using the diagram on this site that shows how to build a regulator/rectifier, I built one using the exact same parts listed in the diagram. When I plug it in I get the same exact overcharging results. I can't rule out that the new regulator is bad but I don't have another to try.
3. To rule out my multi meter giving false readings, I installed a volt meter on my bike. I also have two multi meters and all of them show the same high voltage.
4. I can feel the three stator wires starting to get warm when I run the bike.
5. When I test the stator I get about .8 ohms of resistance on all three legs with no dead shorts on any of them
6. My brushes look fine and I'm still a couple mm's from the wear marker.
7. My Rotor bench tested good when I had it off.
8. I get about 1 volt drop at the positive brush when I turn the key on. Maybe that's expected?
Not sure what to try next.
1. Here's what I know. The Stator was replaced by the PO before I ever got the bike. I have no idea what brand it is or where it came from, It's not exactly the right Stator because there's no Yellow wire that feeds the head light safety switch. When I turn the key on the Headlight comes on as soon as the key is turned on which seems strange as everything I read says that it shouldn't come on till the bike starts. I would think the Headlight wouldn't work at all since I don't have the yellow wire from the stator to feed voltage to the safety relay. This may be an entirely unrelated piece of info but maybe it's a clue.
2. Using the diagram on this site that shows how to build a regulator/rectifier, I built one using the exact same parts listed in the diagram. When I plug it in I get the same exact overcharging results. I can't rule out that the new regulator is bad but I don't have another to try.
3. To rule out my multi meter giving false readings, I installed a volt meter on my bike. I also have two multi meters and all of them show the same high voltage.
4. I can feel the three stator wires starting to get warm when I run the bike.
5. When I test the stator I get about .8 ohms of resistance on all three legs with no dead shorts on any of them
6. My brushes look fine and I'm still a couple mm's from the wear marker.
7. My Rotor bench tested good when I had it off.
8. I get about 1 volt drop at the positive brush when I turn the key on. Maybe that's expected?
Not sure what to try next.