A bad regulator/ rectifier
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A bad regulator/ rectifier
What are the things that make a regulator quite working... When mine went out the only thing I could find was lose battery cables, not sure if this was the cause?!?!
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Well, loose cables will cause problems. The regulator is encapsulated, so you can't repair it. Doesn't really matter what made it go bad. If it tests bad replace it.
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Yeah it matters,so I can prevent it from happing again, or look for possible mishaps so I can prevent them😇
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-Bad connections in the charging circuit
-Bad stator or rotor
-Short in the charging circuit
-internal component failure
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El Gringo You should remember all electrical components will eventually fail and sometimes its a result of nothing other than "it just failed" if the failure was induced by somthing like what nhrider1 said then it can be prolonged.
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As stated before, sometimes electrical components fail for no specific (or better yet, no reasone one can diagnose) at the time.
As for these rect/regs, heat is a big cause of failure. These things get very hot..start your bike and feel it after a few minutes..it will be hot.
Internally are a few diodes and a silicon rectifier..basically a little switch controlled by small currents.
Bad grounds, stator malfunctions, bad voltages and of course high heat are some causes for burnout.
Bad grounds are a major cause of many electrical problems ranging from low voltages to components not working.
Heat is a big killer of these components. For instance, Some boat engine manufacturers started mounting the rect/reg on top of the cooling water covers so the water would help dissipate the heat.
As for these rect/regs, heat is a big cause of failure. These things get very hot..start your bike and feel it after a few minutes..it will be hot.
Internally are a few diodes and a silicon rectifier..basically a little switch controlled by small currents.
Bad grounds, stator malfunctions, bad voltages and of course high heat are some causes for burnout.
Bad grounds are a major cause of many electrical problems ranging from low voltages to components not working.
Heat is a big killer of these components. For instance, Some boat engine manufacturers started mounting the rect/reg on top of the cooling water covers so the water would help dissipate the heat.
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