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May 18, 2022 | 02:50 PM

nocoast

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Charging problems

2015 Road Glide Special

Before I tear this thing back up thought I’d see if I just did something wrong.

I just replaced my stator and regulator after noticing the stator plug at the regulator was showing signs of arcing. I had no charging issues. After I got the new stator and regulator in, my bike isn’t charging. I tested the continuity and it’s showing ground between the 3 poles and ground pole to frame. But when I check the output I’m getting 22 VAC at idle.

Anyone have any idea what to check? New battery and fuses are good.

thanks

May 18, 2022 | 02:53 PM

TriGeezer

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Do you have voltage at all three pins? What does the voltage go to when you rev it up some?

May 18, 2022 | 03:13 PM

Kozmo

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https://www.hdforums.com/forum/elect...sting-1-a.html
this thread may help walk it down.

May 18, 2022 | 03:55 PM

nocoast

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TriGeezer

Do you have voltage at all three pins? What does the voltage go to when you rev it up some?

thanks for the reply. As I rev the bike up it goes from 22vac at idle to “open line” then to 40-50vac. That OL doesn’t seem good.

May 18, 2022 | 06:22 PM

Max Headflow

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I tested the continuity and it’s showing ground between the 3 poles and ground pole to frame.

This means the stator is bad. Shorted to ground has no effect on voltage output with a meter. It kills the output when going through the regulator. The stator needs to be isolated from ground!!!