Looking for someone who knows batteries

[OldVet66]

I don't, but if it had gone on longer, it would have eventually fried it. Mine was fine and even drives some heated winter gear. The Electrosport stator is wound for 20% more output and might be a nice upgrade some day. You might want to reconsider their R/R though. I seem to remember a thread about someone going through several stators using them. I'm certain someone will chime in and recommend a good tough unit. For my own reasons I settled on the Compufire, because it has some advantages over the standard type R/R and it's most likely all I will ever use. I will be putting one on my Son's GS850G soon. Look at the Compufire Part Checked thread, I believe those R/R's have been mentioned as being very good.

[bccap]

Thanx I will checkout that thread and Compfires availability in Canada.

[bccap]

Have been running tests in stator papers 4. When testing the positive side of the RR I get .12. When testing the negative side I get .32 which is bad. So I have been cleaning every connection I can find and get at. Not totally finished with that. My question is if it is a RR issue this test never lets me get there,so I am a little confused. If I find the connection then my problem is solved. But if I don't I must repeat the cycle. So where does it lead me to the RR if that is the problem ?

[BassCliff]

Hi,

We usually take the ground wire from the r/r unit and connect it directly to the negative terminal of the battery. This solves any voltage loss on the negative side. Clean both ends of the big ground wire that goes from the negative terminal of the battery to the bottom of the engine casing. Then re-test.

Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[bccap]

Thanks Basscliff, I have cleaned the ground wire, both ends. But still have a few other connections to clean tomorrow. I did run a wire from the negative inlet to the RR to the battery terminal, just as a test. With no change, but not sure if I had a good connection. I made up a wire to do it properly from the mounting bolt on the RR but was worried I wouldn't be able to get the bolt back in once I got it out. I got a socket in there and could have gotten it out by remounting the socket each time but there was no way I could get a finger in there to hold on the socket so the ratchet would work. Thus my fear of getting it back on. Any tips for getting at it, or should I put my fingers on a diet ? Also is the RR ruled out as my high charging problem if i don't have a reading of below .2 V ?

[bccap]

Thanks Basscliff, I have cleaned the ground wire, both ends. But still have a few other connections to clean tomorrow. I did run a wire from the negative inlet to the RR to the battery terminal, just as a test. With no change, but not sure if I had a good connection. I made up a wire to do it properly from the mounting bolt on the RR but was worried I wouldn't be able to get the bolt back in once I got it out. I got a socket in there and could have gotten it out by remounting the socket each time but there was no way I could get a finger in there to hold on the socket so the ratchet would work. Thus my fear of getting it back on. Any tips for getting at it, or should I put my fingers on a diet ? Also is the RR ruled out as my high charging problem if i don't have a reading of below .2 V ?

Well now I've gone and done it. While rechecking every time I cleaned a connection, I accidently put the positive lead of the meter to the negative lead from the RR. 17.85 V on reading. Now when done properly I get readings all over the place from 4 v to .32 V. No change in readings on anything else. Still the same readings when checking the battery at various revs, and still the same .12 V on the positive side. So pretty sure if I didn`t need a new RR before I do now. Going to follow the advice from another thread and use one either recommended by Matchless or a Compufire. How do you remove the connectors from the plastic case that goes plugs into the RR. Also as I can not get my fingers into the old RR I was thinking of just leaving it there and clamping the new one to the frame somewhere and of course running the new RR ground directly to the neg. lead on the battery. Don`t know how you guys have done it but would greatly appreciate any suggestions.

[posplayr]

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showpost.php?p=1443059&postcount=2

[bccap]

Thanx Posplayr. I have read that and that is how I intended to do it. What I was wondering is if anybody had any tips for where and how to mount the RR. That and how to get at the old one off, and how to get the new one on if I use the same two holes. I think I can get the old one off by resetting the socket wrench with each movement once its loose. I can`t get my finger in there to hold on the socket so the ratchet will work, so I am at a loss to see how to get the new one started on the thread.