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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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I have a 75 sportster that won't charge purchased new genny and reg polarized and no charge I ran the wire from armature to ARM on genny feild to feild and wire to batt also attached dummy light wire to feild what am I missing please help
 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 07:36 AM
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did you check the battery???
 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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Yeah also new battery put the old buzz back on getting up to 14 volts now guess the after market regulater is junk should have known cheapest thing I bought
 
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might try testing continuity on all the wiring. I had a break in a wire on mine one time.
 
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well ain't that the way it goes...always the last thing you look at...go figure!!
 
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what did it end up being?
 
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well ain't that the way it goes...always the last thing you look at...go figure!!

Because you quit looking.
 
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Regulater went back to the oem guess the one that came on her works just fine went for a hundred mile ride came home fired right up love my sporty she old but gold just ain't a head unless its a iron head
 
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