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Hi,
This is my first post but I wanted to say that I have used this site a lot the past couple months and I really appreciate everyone's posts and help. This is my first experience working on a motorcycle so I apologize if I don't fully understand or ask basic questions. And sorry if this was covered in another thread, I try to avoid asking a question I can track down.
I am working on my brothers 81 GS250 and I decided to tackle the charging system. He has had to charge the battery every week or so since he bought the bike. From what I read the connections are generally the most common problem so I figured I would cut off the old bullet connections and re-connect the wires with solder and shrink tubing with the thinking that it should be done even if the charging system was functioning correctly (I did this on probably ten connections before I ran out of time). Everything seemed to function correctly after I finished but while riding the bike today the engine died, apparently from lack of power. The battery was completely dead and the bike would not run more than a couple seconds when the clutch was popped to get it started. I ended up switching his battery with mine so he could drive the bike home. He had never had this issue before, only the issue with the battery slowly draining.
So I have a couple of questions: Could I have made a mistake such as using the wrong type of solder or something else that I am not aware of? All I did was cut the wires, strip them, twist and solder them with shrink tubing for protection. I figure I could have knocked another connection loose and probably lots of other things as well to cause a new problem, but I wanted to make sure my newly soldered connections, at least in theory, would not cause a new problem.
What would you recommend I take as the next step in fixing the problem? Should I start into the stator papers tests, re-do the soldered connections differently, or something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Derrick
This is my first post but I wanted to say that I have used this site a lot the past couple months and I really appreciate everyone's posts and help. This is my first experience working on a motorcycle so I apologize if I don't fully understand or ask basic questions. And sorry if this was covered in another thread, I try to avoid asking a question I can track down.
I am working on my brothers 81 GS250 and I decided to tackle the charging system. He has had to charge the battery every week or so since he bought the bike. From what I read the connections are generally the most common problem so I figured I would cut off the old bullet connections and re-connect the wires with solder and shrink tubing with the thinking that it should be done even if the charging system was functioning correctly (I did this on probably ten connections before I ran out of time). Everything seemed to function correctly after I finished but while riding the bike today the engine died, apparently from lack of power. The battery was completely dead and the bike would not run more than a couple seconds when the clutch was popped to get it started. I ended up switching his battery with mine so he could drive the bike home. He had never had this issue before, only the issue with the battery slowly draining.
So I have a couple of questions: Could I have made a mistake such as using the wrong type of solder or something else that I am not aware of? All I did was cut the wires, strip them, twist and solder them with shrink tubing for protection. I figure I could have knocked another connection loose and probably lots of other things as well to cause a new problem, but I wanted to make sure my newly soldered connections, at least in theory, would not cause a new problem.
What would you recommend I take as the next step in fixing the problem? Should I start into the stator papers tests, re-do the soldered connections differently, or something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Derrick
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