thrillseeker
Been Around the Block
What's happening:
With battery fully charged, I'll ride for 15-20 minutes and my battery will be dead. I can't figure out what it is. Help! It's getting nice out, finally!
What I did prior to problem:
1. Installed a kohler combo regulator rectifier unit. Connected the existing wires from the old rectifier to the new combo unit. Removed old regulator and did not reconnect any wires that were going to that unit to anything else.
2. Bypassed headlight switch for charging upgrade. Connected the white wire coming out of the generator to the yellow wire that now goes from the generator straight to the kohler unit.
What I've checked:
1. Current from pos to neg battery terminals at idle are around 12.3 volts and climbs with revs
2. Made sure battery cover was on so the seat frame wasn't creating a short somehow by touching the terminals
3. Checked all connections to make sure they're not loose
Thoughts:
1. The black power wire used to connect to the old regulator. Does that need to be re-connected to anything?
2. There might be a short somewhere that I'm missing. 20 minutes seems really fast for the battery to die if it's just not charging.
3. New kohler unit may be bad. I checked it with a continuity light and even with the key off, there's power coming from all 3 connections. Is that normal?
new wiring diagram that shows how the bike is currently wired. The only thing different is that the rr is not grounded directly to the frame directly but from the mounting bolt to a green ground wire
What do you think could be happening? Thanks!
With battery fully charged, I'll ride for 15-20 minutes and my battery will be dead. I can't figure out what it is. Help! It's getting nice out, finally!
What I did prior to problem:
1. Installed a kohler combo regulator rectifier unit. Connected the existing wires from the old rectifier to the new combo unit. Removed old regulator and did not reconnect any wires that were going to that unit to anything else.
2. Bypassed headlight switch for charging upgrade. Connected the white wire coming out of the generator to the yellow wire that now goes from the generator straight to the kohler unit.
What I've checked:
1. Current from pos to neg battery terminals at idle are around 12.3 volts and climbs with revs
2. Made sure battery cover was on so the seat frame wasn't creating a short somehow by touching the terminals
3. Checked all connections to make sure they're not loose
Thoughts:
1. The black power wire used to connect to the old regulator. Does that need to be re-connected to anything?
2. There might be a short somewhere that I'm missing. 20 minutes seems really fast for the battery to die if it's just not charging.
3. New kohler unit may be bad. I checked it with a continuity light and even with the key off, there's power coming from all 3 connections. Is that normal?
new wiring diagram that shows how the bike is currently wired. The only thing different is that the rr is not grounded directly to the frame directly but from the mounting bolt to a green ground wire
What do you think could be happening? Thanks!