35 year old House of Horrors

[sealpup]

While replacing my original rectifier and regulator with an SH-775, this big bundle of joy awaited me in a large rubber boot behind the battery.

It's a lesson for all newbies (like me) and those who don't know the history of their bike. Check these connectors in case they looked like mine did. Mine are now solid inline crimp links with heat shrink over each one.

The surprise to me was that when I bought the bike it was running fine and certainly showing no signs of electrical trauma, in spite of these connectors.

[chuck hahn]

They got hot at one point yes, but the rubber also takes on all sorts of colors due to grease , dirt, heat, and whatever else. Just because the rubber is cruddy doesnt necessarily mean the actual connectors are. Should you inspect and clean the connectors? Yes, but i dont worry if the rubber is discolored long as the connectors are clean and make a good solid connection.

[ajkammerer93]

=/ Guess its time to go over some of that 35 year old wiring..