[QUOTE="krusty"] jlpridge wrote: - The wording is as follows: "Bad connection from the battery (+) through the ignition switch to the switched +12v supply-input on the rectifier. Check the whole electrical circuit. This is one of th most difficult faults to find. Suspect the ignition switch itself, th fuse box and its connections. The rectifier thinks the battery voltage is too low while the voltage is correct or too high. Disconnect all terminals and clean them with contact cleaner." Hopefully this will clarify some things.- Yes, I think I understand what Electrex is trying to say. It's just that running the battery *charging* wire from the rectifier DC output through the ignition switch to the battery terminal is such a bad idea because it requires the ignition switch to carry so much current. However. There are some Hondas that have six terminals instead of five terminals coming from the rectifier regulator. The three AC inputs, a DC positive output and a DC negative output can also be found on the typical five wire regulator. Charging voltage i a five wire RR is monitored directly from the positive battery terminal or from a point between one pair of diodes *inside* the regulator unit itself in a five wire RR unit. The sixth wire on some Hondas is a sensor wire. If I understand the sensor wire business correctly from what some Honda riders hav posted, the sensor wire seems to monitor charging voltage at some remote point on the battery bus or on the ignition bus. If the sensor circuit ha to add the voltage drop across dirty ignition switch contacts an corroded electrical connectors, it may sense low charging voltage and may not tell the silicon control rectifier inside the RR unit to ground ou the stator. That could result in frying the stator. It's no wonder Honda riders have been cutting off their electrical connectors and soldering the wires together to get rid of all the high resistance connections. It seems to me that the best place to attach a sensing wire that's supposed to monitor charging voltage would be directly to the battery! So. How many wires total go to your rectifier regulator unit, five or six? And, have you done that open circuit voltage test I mentioned?[/QUOTE] Krusty, I have not run the open circuit voltage test yet because th bike will not rev to 5000 rpms. I will rechare the battery again an hopefully the bike will run well enough and long enough to do thi test. As far as the wires to the rectifier, there are three. Re w/white stripe, green, and black. I really do appreciate your time o this
