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On Tue, 20 Nov 2018 at 17:30, Darin Hatton <darinhatt...@gmail.com> wrote: > To all of those who replied and offered help with my charging problem. > Ended up being the crap after market reg/rectifier I bought from caltric in > California. Found one online last night about 30 minutes away for 40 bucks. > Picked it up after work, plugged in and no more issues. Thing is, the > crap one I bought passed tests I found online, just wasn't sending enough > voltage to battery. T > Thanks again for the help , knowledge and resources. Go bobcats! > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2018, 9:42 AM Darin Hatton <darinhatt...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Glenn , don't know if I mentioned or not but I do have factory service >> manual for my bikes. I have been going thru wiring schematic but my strong >> suit is reading blue prints and fabrication not electrical issues. I bought >> and learned how to use multi meter when I was trying to diagnose the issues >> I was having on my silverwing. That's only been about a year and 8 months >> ago. I will admit a have come a long way finding these type of problems. >> Not going to be able to do much more for about a week, going to deer camp >> tomorrow. Thank you again for your time , information and resources >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2018, 7:53 AM EGrider <gevan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You say "Put meter on continuity to check the black wire on harness side >>> , which supplies supplies 12v to reg/rectifier from ignition switch." >>> >>> Does the reg/rectifier receive 12v from the ignition switch? What would >>> it do with current? Again, the job of the rectifier is to change AC from >>> the stator to DC. The job of the regulator is to take excess voltage from >>> the stator and bring it down to 14v so it doesn't cook your system and >>> battery. Cooked batteries are a symptom of bad reg/rectifiers, right? >>> >>> The reg/rectifier, at least on magnet bikes, is a diode that allows >>> current out from the stator but not in from the battery. That's why you >>> test them by getting continuity in one direction and then flip the poles to >>> get no continuity. If you get it, the reg/rectifier is bad. >>> >>> Now granted, the reg/rectifier on the harness side has to have >>> continuity with the rest of the system, regardless of which way current is >>> flowing. I just checked and I don't have a manual for your bike, but if the >>> wiring diagram shows the ignition switch connected to the reg/rectifier, >>> then obviously you will have to go section by section (if there are >>> sections) to find the break. >>> >>> I'm wondering if bikes with field coils send current to them via the >>> reg/rectifier? No idea. >>> >>> I have a flowchart for checking MC charging systems in PDF that I'm >>> sending you by PM. I hope it helps. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > 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 nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
