[stereopath]

So I got a new battery after having to constintly charge mine. Now the 2nd one is dead. Did a test on the positive and neg while running.

at idle it reads 12.30 and at 4000 rpms it reads 12.5.

What should my next move be? :hitanykey

 

[dariv]

Test the stator for AC voltage. Pull the three yellow wires out of the bullet connectors and test with the bike running. 20VAC~70VAC is expected from idle to ~4000RPM. Check resistance lead to lead. Should be ~same. Test each to ground/case. Should be inf.
If the stator passes all of these tests, then the R/R is suspect. I have a suspicion that bad design/placement of the R/R causes it to fail, ultimately taking the stator with it....

 

[stereopath]

two of the wires read 25.** and one reads 1.*

 

[dariv]

25 what? 1 what? are you talking ohms or volts??

 

[stereopath]

acv...not sure how to test ohms.

 

[dariv]

You are testing in pairs, right? So you mean to say one pair is 1VAC? if so, I think you got a bad stator........

 

[stereopath]

sorry i am not real handy with a meter. (while running) I unplugged each yellow wire separately one at a time and hooked my red wire from the meter to the lead and the black of my meter to the body of the bike. Thats how i took the reading from each wire. Then (with the bike off) i did the same with the meter in ohm setting. only one of the wires gave a reading in the ohms setting. Are there any videos or diagrams on how to test? sorry im a computer guy not a mechanic...but im ready and willing to learn!

 

[dariv]

Remove all three yellow wires and start the bike. Test AC voltage from one yellow wire to another one. There are three pairs....... example: three wires, 1, 2, and 3. Test AC voltage between pair 1,2 and pair 1,3 and 2,3.

 

[stereopath]

ahh ok. Do they need to go back in any particular order? I dont want to unplug and them plug back in to the wrong wire since there all yellow.

 

[stereopath]

they all read .006 vac

 

[wib714]

no particular order is needed, but you can put tape on each side and mark them 1,2,3 if it makes you feel better. but its not needed

 

[stereopath]

opps i was testing the wrong side...hahahah sorry. they all avg 20 vac and went up to 70 when rev'd!

 

[dariv]

now your talking..... that looks good. At this point I would say the stator is OK......

 

[stereopath]

hmmm so now what... also is it common for the bike to get really hot w/o the fan on? I pretty much have to have it on at all times when stopped.