Hi Guys, I'm not that greatest at electrical and was wondering if there were any recommendations on the installation of a voltage regulator for my 05 Ridgeback. I was gonna order a CE320 VR from Cycle Electric as others have done on the forum but wasn't sure if I could splice the wires or just try and run them along the bottom of the frame. I, can someone explain where the wires are supposed to be connected, like I said I suck at electrical but can wrench. I'm assuming one goes to the battery and am not sure about the other.
Any recommendations on the installation of a voltage regulator?
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Say the VR has 3 wires out of the box.
1. Two wires should have a plug attached and corresponds to the model of bike etc and enters the stator plug.
2. The longer wire heads back to a fuse, then that fuse is bolted to the (+) side of the battery.
Say the VR has 4 wires out of the box.
1. The thinner wire with an eyelet is for grounding to the frame.
2. The two wires should have a plug for said model year.
3. The third [long] wire heads back to the (+) side of the battery w/fuse inline.
1. Two wires should have a plug attached and corresponds to the model of bike etc and enters the stator plug.
2. The longer wire heads back to a fuse, then that fuse is bolted to the (+) side of the battery.
Say the VR has 4 wires out of the box.
1. The thinner wire with an eyelet is for grounding to the frame.
2. The two wires should have a plug for said model year.
3. The third [long] wire heads back to the (+) side of the battery w/fuse inline.
francoblay1
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Jersey Big Mike
100K mile club
Run the wire all the way back to the battery without splices if possible.
The fewer connections, the better.
Have you checked the stator output to make sure its just the VR?
Better to check now than have to order more parts.
A Voltmeter on AC and running the engine will show you is the stator is putting out voltage. At idle you should get around 20v AC, should increase if you rev engine.
Unplug VR from and use the 2 leads on the plug coming out of the primary. DO NOT SHORT THEM OUT DURING THE TEST.
Sure hope he got it fixed within the last 3.5 years..
Jersey Big Mike
100K mile club
thread popped up in my new messages and I neglected to look at the date of the original post -- my bad.
You never know, maybe someone will find the answer when they have a problem and use the search feature --yeah right, that'll happen.
Yep, i get it Mike, and makes sense about the search feature..