Charging woes

[Pat Kelly]

A while back I rode to/from Idaho. Had charging problems. Finances low and don't ride as much now so both XS's are parked.
Yesterday my pick-up malfunctioned (wife drove it, happens everytime she drives it). Intermittent loss of power to ignition which caused backfires. One backfire blew my muffler apart. So, even if I get the truck running right I am still mufflerless.
So I dug into the E. I had a feeling what the problem was and I was right. The 4 wire connector (3 white and 1 yellow) was melted. I marked, snipped, and reconnected the wires and it's charging again. Now to find a decent connector rather than the 4 individual connectors. Think a flat 4 prong trailer connectoer would stand the heat?

[Ivan]

I think Geezer has a source fo rstock type connectors, might send him a PM

[CatatonicBug]

The problem is corrosion. If the connections are clean, there will not be ANY heat. I just soldered mine, but if you want to use a connector, as long as it's rated to carry the right size wire, it'll work.

[tw1980]

I can personally vouch for geezer's connectors.Just make sure if you use them you follow his crimping instructions.

Terry

[fredintoon]

I can personally vouch for geezer's connectors.Just make sure if you use them you follow his crimping instructions.
Terry

Hi Terry,
yeah, my 4-way melted a while back and I'm currently operating on 3 crimped on bullet connectors.
(The SG's yellow wire just goes into the 4-way but it stops right there.)
Do Geezer's crimping instructions involve using a good crimper instead of the $2 bent sheetmetal thingie that came with the crimp connector kit?

[Geezer]

Check out these pages.

http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/ConnectionRepair.html

http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/GWstatorplug.html

Yes the Wing on the second page is mine. In my defense, I bought it that way...

Geezer