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CB350/400 / voltage regulator
« on: September 05, 2011, 08:14:49 PM »
hi ive had an intermittent problem with the electrics where the bike stops running suddenly.when it has stopped there are no lights up ie ignition or oil light,a quick fiddle around with the fuse and of it goes again ihave checked all the fuses connections etc but there doesnt seem to be any problems while i was doing this i noticed that the rectifier was hot to the touch so i decided to check the charging volt and current. the voltages at the battery are as per the book but the current was about 7amps rather higher than the recomended 4 amps .it is better with the lights on but still high.do you think this over charging could be making the rectifier break down temporarily causing the bike to cut out.is the regulator volts only or is it volts and current.how warm should the rectifier get.when i went for a run with the lights on it ran ok.
any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks peter
any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks peter