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New regulator?

Post by marti » Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:28 pm

Ive just bought my mates nc, its stood for a while so new battery and fuel and were running.
I measured the battery voltage when running and it was 17v!
I checked the regulator connections etc and its all good.
Is it time for a new regulator?

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Re: New regulator?

Post by scotjell » Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:33 pm

what was the revs at when giving 17v? Usually run it up to 5k and see what you get.

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Re: New regulator?

Post by petrolhead19 » Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:39 pm

Dont run your bike again until you get a new reg/rec or you will fry your nice new battery and could damage the cdi.
at 5k it should show between 13-14v, if its showing 17v on idle then it will more than likely be around the 20v mark at 5k so will defo fry everything, trust me i did the same and it fried my new battery and my cdi
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Re: New regulator?

Post by amorti » Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:45 am

petrolhead19 wrote:Dont run your bike again until you get a new reg/rec or you will fry your nice new battery and could damage the cdi.
at 5k it should show between 13-14v, if its showing 17v on idle then it will more than likely be around the 20v mark at 5k so will defo fry everything, trust me i did the same and it fried my new battery and my cdi
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Running a charged battery or a bike at all for even a relatively short time at 17+ volts will cause you issues and boil your battery. Get a new regulator on there.

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Re: New regulator?

Post by marti » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:09 pm

Thanks for the correct diagnosis ,tried a mates regulator and it sends 14.5 volts to battery!
I think im gona get a reg off a r1/r6.
Anyone got one?

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Re: New regulator?

Post by Neosophist » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:18 am

marti wrote:Thanks for the correct diagnosis ,tried a mates regulator and it sends 14.5 volts to battery!
I think im gona get a reg off a r1/r6.
Anyone got one?
Forsale or using?

I use one there great. Plenty of info on how to fit one and its dead easy to do.
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Re: New regulator?

Post by The Novice » Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:40 am

Which year r6/r1 reg/recs fit?

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Re: New regulator?

Post by petrolhead19 » Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:35 pm

correct me if im wrong but i think the r6 5sl model one fits.
xivlia wrote:because i can smell and see petrol squirting out from the exhaust. like little droplets
porndoguk wrote:That will be condensation, if you think its petrol get a lighter bellow the exhaust and see what happens?

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Re: New regulator?

Post by marti » Fri Aug 24, 2012 8:32 pm

Found a cb500 rectifier at a local breaker for a tenner!
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