Subject: Re: Generator Woes
Author: Greg Dahlman
Date: Jun 4, 2001, 6:32 AM
Post ID: 1706980962
Before you yank it and have it rebuilt did you try polarizing the
generator? If not just pull off the field connector and touch it to the
battery
connector. It will spark but don't worry keep it there more than just an
instant but less then a full second.=20
-Greg
-69 Ambo
On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Keith Ruff wrote:
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| =20 Hello All, =20 Finally got a chance to work on the bike this weekend. Got the new=20 starter installed and thus far that hesitation while cranking has ceased= |
| - will have to get her out for a ride to check that she cranks OK after= |
| she warms up. Also installed the re-chromed saddle bag rack and=20 re-painted saddle bags, looking good! I followed some of your=20 recommendations on checking why the gen warning light was not going off= |
| and found bad things. The battery was 12.5 volts with bike off and 12.5= |
| with bike on and revving the engine, not good!! I checked the terminals= |
| on the voltage regulator and that was even more scary. The left most=20 terminal I believe was my D+. When I checked this wire to the ground=20 wire (which is connected to the left of this terminal on the regulator=20 mounting bracket), I was getting less than 5 volts! I then checked the= |
| middle terminal (white wire coming from the generator) and was getting=20 no reading. The right most terminal is connected to the battery and the= |
| reading was 12.5 volts. So, sounds like my generator crapped out?? =20 Strange as it seemed to be working fine prior to all of the work I had=20 done. A new belt was also installed during the tune-up process. Can it= |
| be that the gen decided to crap out just like that? Perhaps the brushes= |
| are corroded? I'll have to pull the generator and send it to a local=20 shop for rework I guess. Any other thoughts? Funny, I had just said to= |
| myself, "Everything on this bike has been inspected, repaired, or=20 replaced, EXCEPT the generator and regulator". Then the gen craps out. = |
| O well, guess by the time I'm done, I'll have a solid machine! =20 Keith Ruff 71 Police Amabassador - NJ =20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= |
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