rectifier regulator

my rectifier regulator went up in flames today...the ones i looked at look different will one from another bike work..if so which??

 

Access your search function, a very common topic, but few can claim to have seen actual flames !!


Where was your camera ?

 

http://vfrworld.com/forums/mechanics-garage/27460-r-r-cross-over.html

 

first thing i did....only one close was one from gsxr750 worked on vf1000....brother hooked car charger 12v 40amp up instead of 6v...so yea up in flames

 

that shouldn't of flamed it....the bike is a 12 volt system as well...... something wasn't right


I have one from a CBR on my 86700VFR works great... if your gonna charge the battery tale it off the bike unless your using a trickle charger......

 

Wow, now I'm gonna be afraid that my crotch will catch on fire lol

 

i use a maintanier..the po uesed 12v 40amp to start it and it was on it 3 mins and i could hear the battery boiling(popping and cracking)..will one from a vfr500 work?...or will any 12v system work?..will post pics when i find camera...also on the top were the part number is it says 6.1..the rest i've seen say 5.1 or 5.0..does this number mean anything..heres pic of the bike.....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-Honda-VFR700F2-V4-Rare-VFR-700-F2-Sport-Motorcycle-/130467651499

 

Can anybody to check these wires are it geting hot when engine started (cold engine) and lights off???

 

come on!! NOBODY????

 

Mine was really hot due to a weak connection between cable and connectors; I replaced 5-ways connector by direct soldering the cables and, it wasn't hot any more. And battery charging issues ended!!

 

Mine hot not 5 ways connector but 3 ways connector and hot are wires from alternator. Connection good.

 

3+2 or 5 it does not really matter; if connector is hot, the connection is weak (high electrical resistence) and the assembly warms up (either due to a poor electrical contact cable-to-connector or connector-to-connector). That was my case...

 

My connection is good I checked electrical resistence with multimeter (there is no electrical resistence).

 

Hi Dainius
You might find that there is little or no resistance across the connectors when using a multimeter as the meter uses very little current . If the plug and socket get hot there is a bad connection ,and the hotter it gets the worse the resistance and so on... It is best to remove the plug and socket and solder the cables together. A bit of a pain if you have to remove the connection on a strip down. Better that then braking down though as I once did on a German autobarn when my main fuse holder melted.Got home to England by using a paper clip wedged in the blackend slot.

 

Plug and socket not hot.Hot are wires from alternator. Can someone to check it ??? I think that it's supose to be that. Because I checked wires from alternator on cbr929RR and wires are hot too.

 

the big hole is were the flames came from..haha

 

i got a replacement and it has 5 wires..mine is four..could this work..seems the black wire is for a 2nd set of brushes..or am i buying yet another one

 

I need to remember to throw a paperclip in my tool kit...