my 2004 mastiff is not charging. i am trying to test the vr. their are 3 wires coming out of th vr, 2 to the stator plug and 1 to the battery box. where does the 1 to the battery box go to the positive or negative? the How to post says positive but mine is connected to the negative. Please help
VOLTAGE REGULATOR QUESTION
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BadDawg Bill
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The black wire goes to the positive because that's how it charges the battery.
KaptinAmerika
Guru
Well I would have to say if it is connected to the negative then that's why your system isn't charging....
THANKS FOR THE HELP. that was my problem. I have had this bike for a couple of months and put a new battery in right away. I must have hooked it up backwards. The end being black and not red must have made me think it should go to the negative terminal. Thanks again on to the next problem of right turn signal
BadDawg Bill
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I would also worry about frying the regulator and stator. A dead short..
KaptinAmerika
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BadDawg Bill
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Glad to hear all is well. Curtis is right. Follow the black wire from the regulator to the battery. If there is no fuse buy an inline fuse and put it near the battery so you can get to it easy.
Volts: I'm a new battery and I should be at 12.8v, how do I look?
WATT: I see is a perfect reading off that new ohm meter ! do the work.
Volts: I just came back and it's 12.4v now watt
WATT: are you taking my line for, anyway, where is the battery charger?
Volts: You're right, either I ride it till it reads 12.8v or I have to go to bed.
WATT: are you clocking off the bike for? Get back on, it's more seat time charging up that new, you said new, right?
Volts: You know, that new battery charger is going to look good next to the ohm meter, I'm becoming more confident with, what did you say your name was?
WATT: is with the wise cracks. Get cracking on the charger, because everyday you lose 1% of charge a day so says Yuasa I believe.
Volts: You mean I walk away from that new battery and a month goes bye, it's 30% down?
WATT: have I been telling you about rules. You want the hot rod long lasting battery, it's cooking at a rate over 12.8v, lets be specific.
Volts: Well, since I could dip my gravity stick in the acid, read the specific gravity at 12.6v, we have sealed batteries, now. I guess 12.8v static is the number with a sealed one, correct?
WATT: it is, is yes, that's the battery you want to buy over the counter, because yours is taking ashit. Start riding it or charge it.
Volts: Hey, while I am out doing the ohm meter work, I set the meter to 20v, start the bike and watch the battery number at idle, correct?
WATT: say you look for 14v+ at idle. You hurt nada, crossing that wire. You ran total loss.
Volts: Oh right. I totally lost all that voltage back into the battery I used up, nor did replenish. It needs a charge or more riding to reach 12.8v static or better -wink-wink.
WATT: refuses to listen to the basics and ends in TT? :lol:
BadDawg Bill
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Man, I need some of that shit you are taking or smoking.....
Letbigdogintocanada
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Before u start changing anything ,make sure your breaker hasn't tripped,I believe yours is under the seat on the fender,good luck
Thanks again for all the help. the vr is hooked up to the battery directely. i ordered a breaker from WSW today. i have had my bike on a battery tender from day one. On friday the battery tender took a shit. My new battery tender looks good on my work bench sitting next to my new ohm meter. THANKS EVERYONE
KaptinAmerika
Guru
Good job mooney
Your breaker is on its way also
Your breaker is on its way also
Amps: Well, son I know you are an electrifying rebel, but...
Resistance:... Oh no, watt now, gramps?
Amps: I hope you still have the receipt.
Resistance: Oh no, not another one of these.
Amps: Lets say we have a 12amp 12v battery.
Resistance: Well, I bought a 14amp 12v battery.
Amps: Lets move the decimal point so we see a balance in electricity somewatt.
Resistance: OK, here is a 1.2 amp hour and here is a 1.4 amp hour rating.
Amps: What rating is your new battery charger?
Resistance: It says on the stick here, here it is. 1.2 amp hour rated charger.
Amps: How that reads is it says, I am going to charge a 1.4 amp battery for 14 hours @ 1.4 amps>> at a minimum.
Resistance: Ho-shit, my stick here, right here it says 1.2 max. I knew I shoulda bought the 1.5 amp charger.
Amps: Correct. You'll just charge a 14 amp battery up to 1.2 amp and that says balanced no matter watt.
Resistance: Watt happens if I have a 1.5 amp battery on a 14amp hour battery?
Amps: Balance my boy. You'll just cut a an hour or so off the charging hours.
Resistance: Man, my new 1.5 amp battery charger is going to look [fill in the blank] charging that 1.4 amp value. I'm going to have a longer lasting battery with the correct balancing act, if not .2 more volts to see my volt meter see a surface charge of 13.2v and sit there. If I see 12.8v a few days after that...
That's WATT she said.
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