Voltage Regulator.
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Voltage Regulator.
Went out for a quick lunch ride yesterday and decided to get on it 4500-5000 and higher (Throttle Therapy)! My new 6.5 GTS went blank, no turn signals, not sure if I lost lights, assume so. Gauges work, voltage gauge pegged at 16, as soon as I back off the throttle, everything comes back to life. Just had a new stator put on in November and the voltage regulator was replaced March of '23 (aftermarket). Talking to the techs at the shop they are saying that the Voltage regulator is the culpret. Should have the new one on this evening. Will let yall know how that goes!
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Went out for a quick lunch ride yesterday and decided to get on it 4500-5000 and higher (Throttle Therapy)! My new 6.5 GTS went blank, no turn signals, not sure if I lost lights, assume so. Gauges work, voltage gauge pegged at 16, as soon as I back off the throttle, everything comes back to life. Just had a new stator put on in November and the voltage regulator was replaced March of '23 (aftermarket). Talking to the techs at the shop they are saying that the Voltage regulator is the culpret. Should have the new one on this evening. Will let yall know how that goes!
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Did you ever put a meter on it? It should not go over 14.4ish when you reved up. How many miles curious? I don't think volt reg is a bad guess, but I would put a meter on it because of 16 volts. The gauges are not accurate, but if it went up, and isn't normal. I can't remember but I would think it would fail to zero.
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Since they are claiming the the after-market regulator went bad, I am assuming they didn't use a Cycle Electric regulator. My choices would be Cycle Electric or OEM, nothing else...
As mentioned, it sounds like they just did an phone diagnosis. I'd feel much better if there was an actual hands-on diagnosis before throwing parts at the issue... Of course, it doesn't cost THEM money to guess... But it could get expensive for you...
I hope they weren't guessing when they went with the new stator & aftermarket voltage regulator...
Good luck and keep us posted...
As mentioned, it sounds like they just did an phone diagnosis. I'd feel much better if there was an actual hands-on diagnosis before throwing parts at the issue... Of course, it doesn't cost THEM money to guess... But it could get expensive for you...
I hope they weren't guessing when they went with the new stator & aftermarket voltage regulator...
Good luck and keep us posted...
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From: backwoods
I've been doing this a long time. Its a standard number. 15 volts is for people that don't have good meters. Video below says 14.4
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According to the 2016 Harley Factory Service Manual for Touring bikes:
Regulator voltage output @ 3600 RPM is 14.3 - 14.7 (75 degrees F or 24 degrees C)
According to Cycle Electric, their voltage regulators should run 14.4 to 14.6 volts
I think it's fairly important to provide people with the range instead of an "ish" number.
Last edited by LQQK_OUT; Mar 28, 2024 at 05:20 PM.