I'm about to rip out my wiring harness and replace it. This is getting crazy.
I get barely any charging right now, yet every individual piece tests fine, or better than fine.
Replaced
Tests:
The bike gets 12.5-13.3v, never more. Barely increases with RPM, though stator is definitely pushing out vac. I was getting as low as 9v @ the ignition coils with the fan running, so I did the ignition coil mod. Now I get battery voltage at coils (runs better now, no longer dies when the fan kicks on due to low voltage).
MOSFET bypasses stock wiring harness (direct to battery, 30a inline fuse). Replaced the switching style inline fuse with a standard type, no change.
I am thinking there has to be some sort of short somewhere causing this issue. I can't think of any other reason why my voltage would be so low. I have 2 spare harnesses, so I guess it may be prudent to swap it out as I can not see anything that would cause this.
Any thoughts? Am I missing something stupid? I mean I've seen 100s of VNs diagnosed here and I swear I've covered all the bases.
I get barely any charging right now, yet every individual piece tests fine, or better than fine.
Replaced
- JB (I had a spare)
- MOSFET R/R (I also had a spare)
- TPE Stator (just in case, plus I can re-use the other one in my second VN)
- Battery (last ditch effort since everything else was fine.)
Tests:
- MOSFET R/R - tests fine. Puts out 15v when unplugged from the bikes electrics.
- TPE Stator - 20-60vac all legs, zero continuity to ground.
- Headlight Relay Bypass (no change)
The bike gets 12.5-13.3v, never more. Barely increases with RPM, though stator is definitely pushing out vac. I was getting as low as 9v @ the ignition coils with the fan running, so I did the ignition coil mod. Now I get battery voltage at coils (runs better now, no longer dies when the fan kicks on due to low voltage).
MOSFET bypasses stock wiring harness (direct to battery, 30a inline fuse). Replaced the switching style inline fuse with a standard type, no change.
I am thinking there has to be some sort of short somewhere causing this issue. I can't think of any other reason why my voltage would be so low. I have 2 spare harnesses, so I guess it may be prudent to swap it out as I can not see anything that would cause this.
Any thoughts? Am I missing something stupid? I mean I've seen 100s of VNs diagnosed here and I swear I've covered all the bases.