What Dave said. The regulators in older Honda bikes (and others) are not set up for full voltage down low. They are effectively voltage reducers, with no way to "boost" the output of the alternator.
On Jun 26, 2017 06:49, "Dave duChêne" <[email protected]> wrote: > These bikes do not charge at low RPM, drop down a gear to keep the revs up. > Dave > > On 26 June 2017 at 07:33, Per Lading <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm experiencing problems with my Honda CBX. >> >> When Idling, it has only just under 12 volt current, - when 3000 rpm, it >> has 14,5 volt. >> So when I'm having small slow tours, I often risk that there is not >> enough power to start. >> >> I seem to have tried everything... >> >> 1: I measured if any "ground" connection from the stators yellow wires - >> no problems. >> 2: I measured the rectifier for direction - no problems. >> 3: I checked every connection on wires - just fine. >> 4: I checked if the stator rotor becomes magnetic when I switch on the >> ignition - It does >> >> What do I miss? - And where can the problem be?? >> Any advice is welcome :-) >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Per Lading, Denmark >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > If you forward this e-mail please remove my address. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
