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My friend gets 13.4v at idle, but drops to 12.4v at 1/4-1/2 throttle, and battery dies within a mile of riding. Any suggestions what to fix/replace first?
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Sounds like the regulator/rectifier is bad. Be sure and check all your connectors for good contact also.Greg
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I'm gonna reverse thatOriginally posted by BA80 View Post
...............sounds like bad connections causing high resistance, which WILL eventually result in a bad regulator/rectifier if not addressed
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Awesome! I'll tell him to start with a tube of dielectric grease and just pop apart and reconnect all of the connectors. Or is there a better method?BARE BONES CHOPPERS: If it don't make it go faster, you don't need it!
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That'd be a starting place. I still think that with the voltage dropping as RPMs increase is a regulator that is unable to handle the voltage increase from the alternator.
Like Brant said it was probably a poor connection that caused the regulator to fail. Give cleaning the connections a try. An emery board or even a pink eraser on a pencil works good for cleaning the spades, If you just be sure the female connectors are tight you should be good.
That last line sounded kinda sexy didn't it?
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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Lmfaooo. Ur silly Greg.1979 XS1100F
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