Charging Help
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Charging Help
I have been reading all the threads on the R/Rs and charging problems and have a question. I checked my voltage across the battery and it came up at 12.4 volts or so. I started the bike and let it run at 2000rpm and the voltmeter read 11.7 or so volts. I then reved the bike up to 5000 and there was no change in the volt meter reading. I went through the steps in the manual for troubleshooting the charging system and I saw that my yellow stator wires were out of the range by .1ohms. I was getting a consistent reading of .6 ohms between all wires. Am I correct in assuming that .1 ohm is not a big deal and that the culprit is most likely the R/R? Also i checked and I do not have continuity from any of the stator wires and ground. Any help would be appreciated.
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#3
Quick question, not to jack the thread. My rectifier plug burnt today, 2 of 3 yellow wires were burned out of it. I ordered a '00 R1 R/R this afternoon, but then found that I could possibly "patch" the problem until I get the new one (3 days). I cleaned and snipped the wires, put new spade plugs on them, and reconnected. I started the bike, got 14.3V @ 2000rpm which all seems good (temporary fix...this is my only transportation at the moment!) I did notice the rectifier was pretty hot after idling only about 10 minutes. Is this normal? I know a lot of amperage goes through it, but I never paid attention to how hot it got. If not, I won't run the bike tomorrow, and try to find another form of transportation. I also bought a 12V micro fan and wired it up. Not much air, 33.5cfm, but should help some. This is only temporary until I get the new rectifier.....I need my wheels!
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