Trevor,
Take a really good look at the rectifier mounting. I have a '93 and
was surprised to find a black ground wire under the front lower
mounting screw of the rectifier. I never noticed it until Thomas
Powell ended up with an extra wire while re-assembling his bike a week
or so ago. I traced the wire he was looking for confirmation on and
sure enough ... it ended up right under a rectifier screw via a little
round terminal tab. I am aware that all models apparently do not have
this extra ground because many have run one of their own. The purpose
of the ground is to eliminate the resistance incurred when using a
"frame/chassis" ground. Even though the resistance might be slight ...
as current flow increases via this path, .. it will raise the
potential of the frame ground attachment ... By installing a dedicated
ground you are taking the frame out of the picture, (not really .. but
good enough for our purposes) ... This is a common "single point
ground" strategy to prevent, (as much as possible), a difference of
potential from existing between what are supposed to be "equal" ground
reference points.
campbell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevor Rymell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Grounding the regulator/rectifier
> I read a lot about grounding the rectifier/regulator unit on
> the Vmax with a wire from the casing to ground.
>
> When I checked mine on my 97 model (Y.O.M. 96), as well
> as the new one I bought for it, I could find no connection to
> ground via the casing from any of the connecting wires
> which means, or so I assume, there's no internal
> ground connection.
> snip <
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