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b422063
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PostPosted: 15:04 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: 2nd Faulty R/R in 18 months Reply with quote
Argh, this crappy winter hack is more hassle than it's worth!

GS500 is getting 17volts from the regulator rectifier. This is the 2nd one to do this in 18 month.

Anyone know of a MOSFET R/R that'll fit to this? Don't mind paying a premium for it. This R/R I thought was a decent one, but clearly it's not having lasted about 7,000 miles and just shy of 18 month.
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PostPosted: 19:00 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
If your going through them like candy you might want to take a better look at your electrical loop. There could be something that's killing your Regulators/Rectifiers.
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PostPosted: 19:04 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
john24ssj wrote:
If your going through them like candy you might want to take a better look at your electrical loop. There could be something that's killing your Regulators/Rectifiers.


What sort of things would I be looking for? Smile
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PostPosted: 19:16 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
b422063 wrote:
john24ssj wrote:
If your going through them like candy you might want to take a better look at your electrical loop. There could be something that's killing your Regulators/Rectifiers.


What sort of things would I be looking for? Smile


I found this video quite helpful

Also ElectroSport seems to make good R/R but their US based. You can still buy them Electrosport Industries Regulator/Rectifier ESR170

And another thing is your R/R obstructed by anything? they tend to get really hot and need air
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PostPosted: 19:22 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Also I would check your stator output it might be outputting too much which is making your R/R work a lot and burn out
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PostPosted: 19:26 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I just found this guide too!
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PostPosted: 19:26 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
john24ssj wrote:
Also I would check your stator output it might be outputting too much which is making your R/R work a lot and burn out


^^ That. I had two go on GS550's and a GSX750. Your manual should tell you what voltage should be coming out the three wires.
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PostPosted: 19:27 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
How good is the cooling of the RR on a GS500?
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PostPosted: 19:29 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
b422063 wrote:
I just found this guide too!


That's a really good guide!
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PostPosted: 19:40 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/
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PostPosted: 19:48 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Either your stator is borked or you have a nasty short going on somewhere. Or both.
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PostPosted: 19:58 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
instigator wrote:
https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/


That's what in there at the moment giving me too many volts. I've sent them an email, I'm hoping they'll check the R/R that's in there and tell me if it's broken or not. Electrics aren't my hot point.
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PostPosted: 20:21 - 09 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
b422063 wrote:
instigator wrote:
https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/


That's what in there at the moment giving me too many volts. I've sent them an email, I'm hoping they'll check the R/R that's in there and tell me if it's broken or not. Electrics aren't my hot point.


Get a multimeter like this one and you can check anything you want yourself. You can do a 1 minute long diode test on your R/R to tell if it's busted.

Then you could check your stator to see if your getting too much power which could be burning out your R/R's. And you could check for bad ground.

Getting a Multimeter is a best purchase ever Very Happy
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PostPosted: 04:49 - 10 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
john24ssj wrote:
Getting a Multimeter is a best purchase ever Very Happy


I have one but I'm unsure of the symbols and meaning behind the readings. Next weekend I'll see what it churns out following Stinkwheel's guide.
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PostPosted: 08:40 - 10 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
b422063 wrote:
john24ssj wrote:
Getting a Multimeter is a best purchase ever Very Happy


I have one but I'm unsure of the symbols and meaning behind the readings. Next weekend I'll see what it churns out following Stinkwheel's guide.



Just google it.

Its fairly simple really,I've got two now and I never leave home without it Laughing
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PostPosted: 11:48 - 10 Nov 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
john24ssj wrote:

You can do a 1 minute long diode test on your R/R to tell if it's busted.

Getting a Multimeter is a best purchase ever Very Happy


If the R/R is a one piece unit then the output of the rectifier is usually directly linked to the input of the regulator,so an individual test of each diode in a bridge rectifier would be quite difficult,even with a circuit diagram of the internal setup of the R/R.

Discrete components are so much easier to test Wink
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