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Re: Bike not charging battery

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 6:26 pm
by manicguitarist
If you take the rear fairing off your bike - the reg/rec is bolted to the frame at the left hand side.

There is a terminal block into the bottom of the reg/rec.

You should see 3x yellow wires going in, one x red and one x green.

Stuff the probes (carefully!) up and make contact with the spade connectors inside the terminal block - such that you measure across the red & green. This is the output voltage. Don't forget to rev above 5000rpm. This should be around 14v.

With the yellow ones - you need to change the voltmeter to read AC rather than DC. Put one problem either on the frame, or the -tive terminal of the battery, or the green wire - and then measure each yellow wire in turn.

Re: Bike not charging battery

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 6:31 pm
by LennonRVF400
manicguitarist wrote:If you take the rear fairing off your bike - the reg/rec is bolted to the frame at the left hand side.

There is a terminal block into the bottom of the reg/rec.

You should see 3x yellow wires going in, one x red and one x green.

Stuff the probes (carefully!) up and make contact with the spade connectors inside the terminal block - such that you measure across the red & green. This is the output voltage. Don't forget to rev above 5000rpm. This should be around 14v.

With the yellow ones - you need to change the voltmeter to read AC rather than DC. Put one problem either on the frame, or the -tive terminal of the battery, or the green wire - and then measure each yellow wire in turn.
Cheers I'll give it ago later on or in the morning an I'll let you know

Re: Bike not charging battery

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 6:32 pm
by manicguitarist
Where are you based? There might be someone from here nearby that could assist.

M

Re: Bike not charging battery

Posted: Mon May 18, 2015 6:39 pm
by LennonRVF400
From carlow... I have friends that own a car garage so I'm bringin it their tomorrow to start testing it

Re: Bike not charging battery

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 4:25 pm
by LennonRVF400
manicguitarist wrote:Where are you based? There might be someone from here nearby that could assist.

M
Got it sorted the battery was fucked and the wires goin to rectifier wer joins and corroded...got new battery and joiners and shrink wrap and it's 100% getting 14.5 volts at the battery

Re: Bike not charging battery

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 6:05 pm
by manicguitarist
Excellent news. :)

Re: Bike not charging battery

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 10:42 pm
by LennonRVF400
Yea it is thanks for the help