New rotor, rectifier — but not charging

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qonfusion
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New rotor, rectifier — but not charging

Postby qonfusion » Fri Aug 05, 2016 11:30 am

Hi all,
I've spent a lot to buy tools and supplies to change my rotor and rectifier after my bike kept stranding me with a dead battery.

It's all on the bike now. This morning, with battery at nearly 13 volts, I started it, checking for a dying battery. The battery held at 10.8 while I started. But as I revved to around 5K, it hit only 12.2 volts. This tells me it isn't charging and I dare not ride. Baffling, considering all the parts I've put in.

What else could this be?

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Re: New rotor, rectifier — but not charging

Postby MEHall » Sat Aug 06, 2016 8:53 am

Well i had the same problem and other problems turned up so i had to replace the harness and when i had done that the problem was gone. :wink:
So in other words the culprit of no charging and the other problems was the electrical harness!
So check that and you may find out. :wink:





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Re: New rotor, rectifier — but not charging

Postby qonfusion » Sat Aug 06, 2016 10:57 am

Can anyone recommend where to get a new stator? My bike is a 1979 CB650.

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Re: New rotor, rectifier — but not charging

Postby Volker_P » Fri Aug 12, 2016 4:27 am

I would recommend to measure resistances etc. before trying out further expensive parts.
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