Subject: Re: Whooda Thunk
Author: dave luby
Date: Jul 30, 2001, 7:31 PM
Post ID: 1707698956
Tom,Make sure you have a good ground to the regulator body.I had a problem
like this.Ran a jumper from reg.body to neg.batt and light went out. This is
a start,hope it helps? Dave
| From: Tom Bowes <kk-@home.com> Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com To: Loopfram-@topica.com Subject: Whooda Thunk Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 02:02:44 +0000 ============================================================ Get your FREE credit report @ ConsumerInfo.Com! http://click.topica.com/caaacMsb1dfltb2HKn1a/ConsumerInfo ============================================================ I had to know that things were going just a bit too smooth. I took Cedar over to a friend's place yesterday for a bit of socializing. Drove the 30 miles there and then back without a hitch, EXCEPT that when I got into my drivway the generator light was shining like a lighthouse beacon. Darn! Did the Mark trick and took the cover off the regulator and started pushing things. I did manage to get the light to go out when I pushed in the current cutout relay, which pretty much ruled out the generator as the source of the problem. A trip to the local imported auto parts store rendered a new, genuine Bosch regulator, which was quickly installed after work today. Only problem was that I had the same problem, another defective regulator. Figured I'd get to the bottom of it and put a BIG load resistor across the armature of the gennie, and bypass the regulator. Sure enough, 30 amps at 15 volts......SMOKIN!!!! (But not literally!) So, I guess it's back to the parts store tomorrow for another try with the regulator. I would have never thought that I could have one regulator fail within two weeks of initial use and then have another be bad right out of the box. Just makes me glad I had the stuff around to test the generator ON the bike. I'd have been a might perturbed if I had pulled the generator to have it tested and found out it was the regulator after all. Here's hoping that things don't end up like an old mini-bike that I had where 45 minuted of fixin' yielded about 30 minutes of riding. Tom '70 (July '69) Ambassador 99.8% Complete, 10% Left To Go '82 V50-III Shelby Township, Michigan ============================================================ Crazy for bargains? Go nuts with TopOffers where total bargain madness is normal! http://click.topica.com/caaacgEb1dfltb2HKn1f/TopOffers ============================================================ |
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