That sounds normal. The ALT doesn't charge the bike at idle. It does this (I believe) to save a little strain on the engine at idle. Most the time when a bike is running, it isn't idling, and when it does idle, it is only for short periods of time (warming up and sitting at stop lights).
- James O'Gorman On Jan 12, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Michael McCall wrote: > the regulator was bad and I replaced it. Which fixed it, sort of. It doesn't > charge at idle but does get some increase with reving, some being half a volt > ish. > > On Jan 12, 2011 4:37 PM, "James O'Gorman" <[email protected]> wrote: > > One more possibility - > > (and I'd have to look at the schematic to be sure) Most Alternators > > have a reference wire (to voltage regulator) OR a sensing wire (that > > looks for voltage drop from the draw of other electronics like the > > lights), and a switched 12v wire (that functions as the on/off). If > > either of these was missing/broken/intermittent, it would cause > > electrical mishaps such as the alternator not coming on to charge. > > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Burned up stator, or rectifier/regulator. > >> > >> On Jan 12, 4:50 pm, Michael McCall <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> I have the same bike, and I too have electrical problems. Do you know why > >>> I > >>> wouldn't be getting a charge for the stator/rotor/alternator? > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> Mike > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
