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[Alan R]

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[Peter 53]

Thanks Alan, I will try the electrical tests once I know what I'm doing and then perhaps I'll think about a new loom if all else fails. But I'm sure the solution will be a simple one (feeling more optimistic now).

[Alan R]

Hello PETER --- the simple answer is to invite the "electrician" who created this wiring "Frankenstein" to come and sort it out for you, I would have thought?

[Hemant]

Happened to me today.. one hour ride... came back switched off as usual.. two hrs later all dead.. battery showing 6.8V ..new batter was fitted less than 3 moths back !!. Whilst riding Ammeter showed normal +ve deflection. Need to hunt the fault !!

[Les H]

Hi Hemant...recharge you battery and disconnect all leads from one terminal either pos or neg and measure if there is any discharge. If NO discharge is shown (Disregards a few microamps) then the battery is faulty. A 12 V battery will rarely go as low as 6.8v even if heavily discharged. Do the discharge test and let us know what you get.

[Les H]

OOOPS ...forgot to say: Switch multimeter to HIGH AMPs and connect test leads in series with the battery terminal and the lead/s that you have removed from the battery...you might be able to switch to a lower "amps" range (often different socket on meter) if discharge is small or non existant. Make sure everything electrical on the bike is switched off when testing.

[Alan R]

Hi guys----------- LES, for safety reasons(ie no possible shorting) may I suggest that PETER 53 disconnects the EARTH terminal and uses that and the lead to do the test ??

[Norm]

Peter,
If your wiring loom has been done neatly , he obviously had some idea as to what he was doing so unless there is visible damage I wouldn't think of replacing it, it was working before so most likely it will be stator, rec/reg or battery, one of the three, very unlikely to be all three

[Peter 53]

Thanks lads... the bike is still running but I am not using a headlight or indicators to save on precious juice. Hopefully I will get a chance over the weekend to test all circuits, I have one of the old style multi-meters *(just need to figure out how to use it). Still wanna know why there are 2 reg/regs on there though?

[Norm]

Peter,
One is a rectifer the other a regulator. Some were fitted with them as separate units, some fitted with a combined unit. Problem is they all look the same, it is written on them but you may not be able to read it if they are old.