Headlight and left blinker

[captjanes]

The field coil number is good, but the stator (white wires) numbers aren't. You should see between .3 and .5 ohms, ideally .4 ohm. More than that will kill the output; each 'extra' .1 of a ohm will reduce alternator output by almost two volts.

Check the alternator plug behind the fuse panel; that's the one that usually fails. Make sure that the stator readings at that plug to the stator are as above; if they're not, the stator is bad. If good, then make sure the connections in that plug are clean and tight. You should get the same readings between the white wires at the regulator plug if they are.

If the alternator coil windings check good and the connections are solid, you can check the regulator by grounding the green wire from the field coil; this bypasses the regulator and you should see voltage to the battery go up with RPM. Note that this only checks the 'regulator' part of the regulator/rectifier; if the rectifier is bad, you still won't get proper output.

And disconnecting the battery while the bike is running is extremely hard on the regulator... you may have killed it....

i grounded the green wire and still no voltage increase in battery.. so i am aiming towards startor then?? is there a way i can test the voltage coming out of the stator while running?

[crazy steve]

There's no 'spec' for voltage coming out of the stator; it's AC and will vary with RPM.

So again, make sure your seeing the right ohm readings between the white wires at both the plug behind the fuse panel and at the regulator. Too low, and the stator is shorted internally. Too high, either poor connections or the stator has been overheated. If it's not connections, the stator will need to be replaced...

That plug behind the fuse panel is famous for getting corroded and overheating/failing. You may need to replace it....

[Bonz]

Referring back to CaptonZap at post #7... Horn and blinkers were not working when the tach/fuel gauge paused working this morning. I believe it is a fuse not quite staying tight in it's holder. The rearward most fuse in the fuse block was the culprit.

Does that sound like I found the issue?

[jwhughes3]

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John

[CaptonZap]

Referring back to CaptonZap at post #7... Horn and blinkers were not working when the tach/fuel gauge paused working this morning. I believe it is a fuse not quite staying tight in it's holder. The rearward most fuse in the fuse block was the culprit.

Does that sound like I found the issue?

HH, maybe part of it. The single brown wire, on the opposite side of the three brown wires on the fuse block, feeds the horn, tach and fuel gauge with power. That is why I asked if they worked when the tach went out. That tells us that it is a power fault, and not a signal fault.
As for the blinkers, they are fed off of the same fuse, through the brn/wht wire.
But according to the diagram I use, the fuse is second from the end, and the end one is either ignition or tail lights. As the man suggested, a new fuse block might be in order, or you can run a Zap fix, which I will explain in a PM, or next time I come down.
Anyway, whichever fuse it was, fix them all and call it good. CZ

[captjanes]

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John

where can i pick up one of these nice little fuses boxes too??

[captjanes]

hey guys can someone look at this link and tell me if this stator will fit my bike. im a enginner on a tanker ship and i am away now and i cant remember what the stator looks like lol but i think the plug is right because i tested them 4 white wires enough times lol

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400256171636...#ht_1032wt_681

[jwhughes3]

where can i pick up one of these nice little fuses boxes too??

Send Topcat a PM:

http://www.xs11.com/forum/member.php?u=58

He puts them together at cost for members.

John

[CaptonZap]

where can i pick up one of these nice little fuses boxes too??

Now is the time for TC (TopCat) to chime in and tell you how to buy the fuse block.



As for the stator, if the guy knows what he got it off of, then it should fit.
Here is the "will fit" list
http://www.benefiscal.co.uk/partinfo...H7-81610-10-00


CZ