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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kiwi_Roy on May 21, 2015, 10:15:09 AM
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Coming back from a camping trip I stopped beside the road, when I tried to start again nothing, just the faint click of the relay, the headlight was showing sign of low Voltage. I unplugged it under the bucket to avoid any further drain.
Luckily I was stopped on a hill so bump starting was easy.
After running for a few miles I tried the starter again, nothing
I had to stop for gas so I took the opportunity to give the wiring the once over
There is no charging fuse on this bike, the red wire goes straight to the battery.
This is the bike I nursed back from Denver with a charging problem I replaced the regulator then so it's about 3 years old.
Inspected the yellow wires at the alternator, look ok and I got a circuit using my trouble light.
It has the extra ground to the case.
I concluded the regulator might be missing a reference so I hot wired the black wire (male pin) directly to the battery.
Got a push start and I was away.
Later on I tried the starter again, this time it worked so I assume my hot wire fix worked.
When I get a chance I will try to figure out what really happened and get back, in the meantime the bike is sitting all covered in mud in disgrace.
I think it might be pissed off that the Cali II got new tires the other day and it didn't ???
I took a bit of care installing the new regulator when I got the bike back home from Denver a couple of years back
I'm not in any rush to get this fixed, I would rather find an explanation, I will put the wiring back to stock and go from there.
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I think it might be pissed off that the Cali II got new tires the other day and it didn't Huh
Well, there ya go. Problem solved.
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I think it might be pissed off that the Cali II got new tires the other day and it didn't
Anthropro.....Here we go again saying inanimate objects have feelings. They don't, corporations do. ;D
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Roy,
Does the regulator normally get its reference off of the NO pin (87) of the headlight relay?
Bill
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Roy,
Does the regulator normally get its reference off of the NO pin (87) of the headlight relay?
Bill
Yes, the headlight was on though
I haven't had a chance to look into it.
Since I give out lot's of advice I'd better be able to fix it eh!
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Amusing aside to fixing it -- Yesterday I went in to see my doctor RE: a respiratory virus. Today my doctor saw me RE: computer virus. Why yes -- the bills WILL match. Thanks for asking. ;D