5/100 of a volt draw on R/R lead?

[Bill + Karen]

I have the fore mentioned draw on the hot lead from the fuze box to the R/R. Is the R/R toast? I think my 82 1100G is begging to be rewired. :roll: This is the second small drain I found today. Thanks, Bill

[focus frenzy]

5/100th of a volt (.05v) or .05amp????
that is a very small drain, are you sure? what are you using to measure this?

[Bill + Karen]

Please accept my apoligies, I will go step thru the stator papers and see what that tells me. thanks Bill

[argonsagas]

What setting are you using to determine the voltage through the R/R?

I have a decent multifunction meter, and was using the stator papers to check Carmen's bike, but the meter did not have the setting described to check voltage through the R/R.

There is no question the R/R is shot as part of the wiring burned between the stator and R/R, but the best I could do was check for continuity in both directions, which the diode should not allow, but did.

[Bill + Karen]

On the cheap digital it reads to the 100ths on the 20V setting. On my old Craftsman analog it has a setting for .25V range. I found when I went back to make sure I had got it right, the analog meter was reading the 5/100ths of a volt loss thru my fingers that were holding the lead and wire together. And I suspect the cheap digital is part of the problem, not the solution. I am working on getting another digital. Bill

[Anonymous]

it would indicate a very small short to ground id say. When you meter is not connected does it read zero. then when you connect it if if goes from zero to anytrhing, i would suspect a very small drain somewhere.