my regulator modification

[Anonymous]

My regulator modification

For a GS550E a Honda CB250/400N (Superdream) reg/reg works pefectly,had one for years and the alternator is original.
Wire as follows:yellow to yellow;
yellow to white/red;
yellow to white/blue;
red/white to red;
black to orange;
green to earth(ground).
It has a nice big heat sink and doesn't seem to run as hot as the original Suzuki part.

[Anonymous]

Yes, just a note about that additional black wire. It HAS to be hooked up to a +12v source. If you don't hook it up, the voltage will swing way too high. Mine did, anyhow. It was putting out 17-18 volts without the black wire hooked up, but went down to 14 with.

[Anonymous]

The RR you guys are talking about is the Shindengen SH232-12

Steve

[Anonymous]

R/R

Mine was from a 650 Shadow a Shindengen SH535A-12 6.1.
The wiring was a little different, 3 yellow wires one to each of the stator wires, red to +12V, black to -12V, orange to switched +12V....Mike

[mcycle-nut]

The RR you guys are talking about is the Shindengen SH232-12

Steve

Yup! That's the puppy! 8)

[Anonymous]

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Choices, choices, choices!!!

Suzy is a sensible 1100, what do you guys recommend as the best option?
Will the 400-500 R/Rs give enough charge?

Never know they might even work for my GL1200 - same problem, slower bike.

Col

[UncleMike]

Would this work on my 450?

I'm just looking to make her as reliable as possible.

[snowbeard]

so does any other maker (kaw, honda, etc) work, just as long as it ain't a suzuki?? and what if it was from a 1000 instead of a 400, would they all be the same or do they differ by enough to matter?

hope someone is still listening to this post...


how about a SH238-12??

[UncleMike]

Me too.

[Dink]

the SH238-12 is the way to go, whilst getting one from a "boneyard" is cheaper it is still an old part, I prefer to fit new parts, and hence recommend the new one.
Dink

[UncleMike]

So what's an SH238-12?

[Anonymous]

So what's an SH238-12?

From a Google search, that looks like it's from a Honda CX500.

[Dink]

It is a Shindogen brand Rectifier/regulater.
Dink

[Sandy]

There seems to be a lot of confusion going on with the Honda R/R's and their numbers. Different R/R numbers show up on the same bikes and vice-versa by the looks of it. It looks like you can't reliably go by a lot of the numbers but what you are looking for is one that has the capacity to handle your charging needs. Many of the older Honda R/R's from the 400's on up will work. What you are looking for is that you have the three yellow wires coming from the R/R for the stator connections, a wire (mine was green and had two, some are black) for the ground and/or negative to the battery, a wire (mine was red and had two) for the positive battery connection and sometimes a smaller gauge wire (mine was black, some are brown) that goes to a switched positive 12V source. If it has this extra small gauge wire it must be hooked up. Mine was a SH538-12 from a Honda GL500 Silverwing which is probably a heavier duty regulator than the standard ones and why it probably had the extra ground and positive wires. If you're not confused enough already there is more info and a wiring diagram available by doing a search for "choosing a honda r/r"
Try here for the wiring diagrams ftp://ftp.dimensional.com/users/gizmo42/

[snowbeard]

well I got it, it's from an '82 yamaha, and I paid eight bucks with shipping! I figured for that I could use it for a paperweight if it doesn't work for me!!
eBay

I'll have to wait till it stops raining to test everything, as I realized the voltmeter that I found only goes up to 10V, where as the one I lost was better. so I have to ride to work now to use a good one.