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Old Jun 21, 2023 | 03:12 PM
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Why does my main circuit breaker keep tripping when I hook my voltage regulator to it on a 1996 dyna lowrider
 
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Old Jun 21, 2023 | 03:19 PM
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WAG: bad regulator.
 
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Thanks, I figured it was a bad regulator but wanted to be sure before I purchased one
 
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There is a test procedure. That's the way to be sure...
 
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There is a test procedure. That's the way to be sure...
The test procedure requires the bike to be running. The bike won't run when the circuit breaker tripps.
 
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Originally Posted by Bart Acker
The test procedure requires the bike to be running. The bike won't run when the circuit breaker tripps.
Bike does not have to be running:

Step 2. To check the regulator unplug it from the stator. Take a test light and clip it to the negative terminal of the battery and then touch first one pin and then the other on the plug that goes to the regulator. If you get even the slightest amount of light from the test light the regulator is toast.

To do this with a meter: black lead to battery ground, red lead to each pin on the plug, start with the voltage scale higher than 12vdc and move voltage scale down in steps for each pin. Any voltage is a bad regulator.

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