Author Topic: not charging...straightening out my electrical (Read 8788 times)

laser145 · « **Reply #75 on:** July 31, 2010, 06:58:12 PM »

Quote from: TwoTired on July 31, 2010, 06:05:41 PM

I hope you aren't using the probes connected to the meter as in your picture.

Hehe... I would never do that... but for arguments sake, if I was that ignorant, how should they be plugged in?

This thing didn't come with instructions...

Spanner 1 · « **Reply #76 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:16:46 PM »

Yeah... field coil good

scottly · « **Reply #77 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:26:20 PM »

Quote from: laser145 on July 31, 2010, 06:58:12 PM

Quote from: TwoTired on July 31, 2010, 06:05:41 PM
I hope you aren't using the probes connected to the meter as in your picture.

Hehe... I would never do that... but for arguments sake, if I was that ignorant, how should they be plugged in?

This thing didn't come with instructions...

Red lead should be plugged in on the right, where the black lead is in the pic. Black lead should be plugged into the center, marked Com, for common, or ground.

Spanner 1 · « **Reply #78 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:29:55 PM »

I couldn't read the labels on the meter, too blurred for old fellas

scottly · « **Reply #79 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:38:05 PM »

Quote from: Spanner 1 on July 31, 2010, 07:29:55 PM

I couldn't read the labels on the meter, too blurred for old fellas

Hey, I managed to make out it has a diode test, too! (But just barely !!!

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cb750-bobber · « **Reply #80 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:51:42 PM »

Not to completely thread-jack but...could accidentally grounding your positive batt. terminal with all subsequent connections in line, possibly ruin your field coil/rectifier/voltage reg? I have a perfectly running/charging bike this am, went to clean up wiring for road test #2 an bumped pos. lead against frame/ground and now my battery wont recharge off the engine, put a charger on this evening, will see if the same draing happens tommorrow. Again, sorry but I believe I'll be using this post if my issues still are there tommorrow morning:(

TwoTired · « **Reply #81 on:** July 31, 2010, 07:58:08 PM »

You have the stock regulator and rectifier units?

cb750-bobber · « **Reply #82 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:04:45 PM »

Yes sir, Stock units , as stated was fine until today, I definatly touched positive lead to gbattery tray causing a breif arc.

TwoTired · « **Reply #83 on:** July 31, 2010, 08:24:30 PM »

I would test the rectifier. Probably let the smoke out of the diodes in there. Only the manufacturer knows how to put the smoke back in.

The FAQ has a rectifier test procedure.

Cheers,

laser145 · « **Reply #84 on:** August 01, 2010, 10:12:41 AM »

Quote from: TwoTired on July 31, 2010, 06:05:41 PM

I hope you aren't using the probes connected to the meter as in your picture.

I redid the test with the probes connected properly just to be sure... same results as before.

So what do we know know? Field coil is good, rectifier is good, regulator is good?

Next step? AC?

Cheers

laser145 · « **Reply #85 on:** August 05, 2010, 06:39:00 AM »

I'm ready to proceed on my testing....

All I need is a teacher.

Cheers

TwoTired · « **Reply #86 on:** August 05, 2010, 09:30:03 AM »

check reply #61

laser145 · « **Reply #87 on:** August 07, 2010, 01:41:09 PM »

Quote from: TwoTired on July 30, 2010, 05:34:17 PM

When you are confident about the Field coil resistance and power to it. Then check for AC volts on the yellow wires. Black probe on Rectifier green, and red probe on each of the yellows out of the harness from the alternator. If your yellows connect to white on the rectifier, either note that mentally that they are logically yellow or paint them sum#$%*es. There should be about 60Volts on the AC lines, assuming they aren't loaded down too much by the system.

Cheers,

Is this an engine running test, or with engine off?

TwoTired · « **Reply #88 on:** August 07, 2010, 03:04:46 PM »

You're checking alternator output. So, it has to be spinning.

cb750-bobber · « **Reply #89 on:** September 23, 2010, 03:12:51 PM »

Ok, So this topic has layed dormant for too long! lol...I have been trying to keep up as my build progressed. and I am at the point where I tested volt reg. and got over 15V to battery with grn/blk hooked together and revved up(this would say my volt reg is bad right??)..also got 14v at connection point of during test, then i did ohm test on voltreg and got 7.9ohm...also did feeler guage test and is stuck to my damn case the elec/mag field was so strong..I think its the volt reg but help me clarify before i spend the cash. thanks in advance.

TwoTired · « **Reply #90 on:** September 23, 2010, 03:20:39 PM »

Honda code Green wire is battery neg terminal. Honda code Black black wire is Battery POS through the key switch.
Connecting these wires together ought to blow a fuse or melt the wiring.

Best to review/amend what you told us.

With nothing connected to the Vreg, black to white terminals should be zero ohm.

cb750-bobber · « **Reply #91 on:** September 23, 2010, 04:08:20 PM »

Yes TT, sorry for the confusion...blk/wht...all other data correct

cb750-bobber · « **Reply #92 on:** September 23, 2010, 07:04:38 PM »

I didnt do an ohm test w/ all lines removed yet but the other items listed above are accurate

TwoTired · « **Reply #93 on:** September 23, 2010, 08:57:38 PM »

I don't know how to interpret what you've written.
Maybe someone else can figure it out.

No offense, but it just looks like major flail to me.

Spanner 1 · « **Reply #94 on:** September 23, 2010, 09:11:22 PM »

Hi bobber, here's what to do

. First read the FAQ section about the charging system. Then start a new topic to ask questions if you have a problem with your bike not charging, which is not evident from your posts, in fact no problem is explained.... suggest you re-read your own posts and figure if they would make sense to anyone else... my 2c.

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