Resistance results on generator wiring

[votejc]

I have been trying to get to the bottom of my charging problems over the last few weeks and tested the resistance in the generator windings last night. I was hoping for results between 0.1 and 1.0 ohms as recommended but was getting around 1.3 between each pair of wires. They were all over, but all around this 1.3 mark.

Is this significantly over enough to cause concern or should I happily move on to my melted/corroded reg/rec block connector? lol...

[magg]

Readings look about right. Figures around 1 ohm are about the best most cheapish multimeters can provide when testing low ohm windings. Another resistance test worth trying is from any yellow wire to chassis, should read infinite resistance. This test also not conclusive when using a mutlimeter but is a start.

What specifically has been your charging problem.

[votejc]

The resistance is reading as infinite between the three yellow generator wires and the engine bolts.

I have tested the charging system as a whole and it delivers the right amount of charge to the battery when the engine is running, fluctuating slightly across the rev range but settling down to an even amount within the range that is recommended. I don't have the exact results with me but they all seemed fine. This leads me to believe that it is an intermittent wiring fault that is my issue.

Basically I was out on a run and the bike died, felt like fuel starvation but wasn't, went to restart and no juice in the battery at all. Enough to turn the idiot lights on but no more. Even bumping it, there wasn't enough charge in the battery to keep it running. I have an OE generator assembly, OE reg/rec and a decent battery that is less than six months old. I may well replace the reg/rec with a thundercat or r6 one anway as it if hasn't gone already, it probably will do at some point. Stitch in time and all that...

[magg]

When you say "went to restart and no juice in the battery at all", did you notice whether the idiot lights went dim when you pressed the starter button. Did engine try to run when you tried bumping it or did it simply remain dead.