SOLVED. Thought charging problem, battery was just too dead
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:27 pm
EDIT
Solved the problem, if the battery is really dead, the Reg doesn't output a decent voltage. While its running if I connect another battery with jumper cables the voltage goes up from 12.9~13.2 up to over 14v.
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Alternator is putting out good power, it easily runs a halogen bulb on either winding.
Reg puts out 14v. But the battery hardly sees 13v.
If I unplug the Reg's output and measure the resistance of either red wire to the 4 pin terminal with the fuse next to the battery, I get 0.00 ohms. But neither of the green wires have continuity between the Reg output plug and the 4 pin terminal fuse thing next to the battery.
The 2 green wires at the Reg output are solid green. and the 2 wires at the 4 pin fuse terminal are green with a red stripe.
From the NC30 wiring diagram it looks like the green wires from the Reg output run to the switch, and from there they get connected to frame ground.
I recently bent some wires near the ignition to free up handlebar movement, so I've likely damaged something there.
Solved the problem, if the battery is really dead, the Reg doesn't output a decent voltage. While its running if I connect another battery with jumper cables the voltage goes up from 12.9~13.2 up to over 14v.
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Alternator is putting out good power, it easily runs a halogen bulb on either winding.
Reg puts out 14v. But the battery hardly sees 13v.
If I unplug the Reg's output and measure the resistance of either red wire to the 4 pin terminal with the fuse next to the battery, I get 0.00 ohms. But neither of the green wires have continuity between the Reg output plug and the 4 pin terminal fuse thing next to the battery.
The 2 green wires at the Reg output are solid green. and the 2 wires at the 4 pin fuse terminal are green with a red stripe.
From the NC30 wiring diagram it looks like the green wires from the Reg output run to the switch, and from there they get connected to frame ground.
I recently bent some wires near the ignition to free up handlebar movement, so I've likely damaged something there.