NC30 Problem !

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NC30 Problem !

Post by lazyboydobby » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:16 am

i went out for a ride on my nc30 last night i had been out for 5 - 10min before i smelt a smauldering smell ( burning plastic). once i shot back home i realise that the wiring on the right hand side of the bike had melted reveling 3 wires. this was very close to a connection block. if you where looking at the bike from the right had side there is a screw that connects the fairings to the frame. the burn was about 3" below this. can anyone assit why?

just to much heat from the engine??

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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by leef82 » Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:51 am

are they 3 yellow wires?

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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by lazyboydobby » Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:20 pm

i am unsure but possibly yes.

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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by Neosophist » Thu Sep 16, 2010 1:15 pm

99% that it's going to be the Generator connector-block.. it has 3 yellow wires in it that comes from the altenator.

Test all of the charging system.

How old's the battery on the bike...?
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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by BillingCBR » Fri Sep 17, 2010 1:34 am

isn't the generator on the left hand side on the NC30?

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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by RoninZX-10R » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:29 am

Yeah, the generator's on the left, but the wires go between the V of the engine to the right hand side where they connect into the rest of the wiring harness.

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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by lazyboydobby » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:27 pm

I am unsure. What do i need to test and what should i expect?

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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by Neosophist » Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:49 pm

xivlia wrote:i dont go fast on this bike so really do not need a rear brake.. /
vic-vtrvfr wrote:Ask xivlia for help, he's tackled just about every problem u could think of...

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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by lazyboydobby » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:46 pm

The plastic coating on the wires hafe burn off completley. would i be better buying a new wiring loop or just replacing the 3 wires? do u think it could be the heat of the engine if the wiring come though the middle of the V?

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Re: NC30 Problem !

Post by Neosophist » Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:49 pm

lazyboydobby wrote:The plastic coating on the wires hafe burn off completley. would i be better buying a new wiring loop or just replacing the 3 wires? do u think it could be the heat of the engine if the wiring come though the middle of the V?
No it's an electrical problem.

Very common for these to burn out..

Check the altenator output with a multimeter.

Put the meter onto AC volts and measure between each wires at 5000rpm and see how many volts you have.

If this is ok, connect it back upto the reg/rec, after replacing the connectors and see what voltage your getting there.

How old is the battery?
xivlia wrote:i dont go fast on this bike so really do not need a rear brake.. /
vic-vtrvfr wrote:Ask xivlia for help, he's tackled just about every problem u could think of...

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