Found that when the engine was warn it was difficult to turn over and start. The battery voltage was down and on further investigation found that the connector to the rectifier was damaged and looked quite melted.
Tried to clean the connections and tighten them up but it didn't make a difference. Lightly pulled the cables and the connector came apart, the connector was badly damaged so I decided to cut the connector out and then to solder the wires together.
The display shows 13.9 volts and then after a while dropped to 12.3 volts. so it should be higher and rise with the revs, mine didn't.
The display shows 13.9 volts and then after a while dropped to 12.3 volts. so it should be higher and rise with the revs, mine didn't.
I then tested the output voltage directly from the rectifier with the engine running and got 0.5v. Then I tested the resistance between the 3 yellow wires to the stator and checking all permutations I got between 0.2 and 0.4 ohms so all seems ok there.
Seems that I have a faulty rectifier and probably has been faulty all along and the engine has been running off the battery....
Will search eBay for a rectifier and a connector.
Seems that I have a faulty rectifier and probably has been faulty all along and the engine has been running off the battery....
Will search eBay for a rectifier and a connector.
Makes some sense , to achieve low gravity ! but not the is not the ideal place , keep working ! Thank fellows
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