The voltage at the battery (across the terminals) will be high for awhile after start-up and then drop to 13.2. (13.2 is considered fully charged) Check for current output. The alternator output is affected by battery condition which is why you must start with a known good battery (Yuasa+wing preferred) I would check yours with a load bank. It's possible to substitute a rectifier/regulator and have it work since most Hondas back then used similar systems. But no,. it's not a recommended fix. The regulator for that bike was shaped to fit the space allowed. I'll stop at this because JP is our resident expert on 650 electrics. Just ask him.
--- On Thu, 9/11/08, RustySkills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: RustySkills <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Rectifier - 1983 550 and 650 the same? To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 9:06 PM The one that is on my 550 now is a Shindengen, but it's the wrong shape and obviously was from a different bike since the plugs did not fit my harness. I appreciate the suggestion for the Electrosport rectifier. I could certainly do that and it's only a little more money than a used one. I was looking for the original Shindengen mostly because it looked correct on the bike. I'm not trying to win an award for originality so I thinik I'll continue my testing and verify the rectifier is really the problem. I read the voltage should be 14.5 or almost that much above 5K RPM at the battery. I read this in a general charging troubleshooting document that is on Paul's Nighthawk Page. That's why I suspected my rectifier. Thanks for the responses. Ryan On Sep 11, 1:37 pm, "Dick MacInnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ryan > > Try herehttp://www.ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/results.php > > Dick MacInnes --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
