Observation about Rick's R/R

[Redman]

Just noticed something about this Rick's R/R.
The case is not grounded, electrically not connected to the blk/wht wire.

THis threw me off in my troubleshooting for quite some time. I was scratching the meter neg lead into the case to be sure I was measuring the same voltage that the R/R was "seeing" . . . . . . .

[Redman]

Maybe someone can verify this on theirs.

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[doctorgonzo]

Some R/R units (like mine I am about to replace with a Honda unit) don't have a ground wire. The ground is the mounting bolt, which grounds it to the battery box, which is grounded to the frame via another bolt.... yeah, I know...

[BassCliff]

I'll take a look

Hi Mr. Redman,

I was unaware that my r/r case was connected to ground in any way. I'll get out my multimeter when I get home.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Griffin]

I've got a Rick's R/R on both my GS700ES and GS750E. I never noticed that before.

For what it's worth, I've had both the Rick's RR and Stator on my 700 for four years and 16,000 miles, with no issues at all. It charges right at 14.4 vdc from 1,500 rpm to infinity.

[doctorgonzo]

On some units the ground is the case. Resolved to good ground by putting a wire under the mounting bolt to the (-) terminal.

[duaneage]

The Honda RRs cases are not grounded.