My good friend Frank Bryan came over and we hit it with great fervor and have achieved tentative success.
More to follow:
We think the culprit was in here...the green wire coming out of the stator was arcing against the case...
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| Author: | H2RTuner [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 10:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
Just a thought, if the bare wire had melted the insulation off it along is run, possibly in a place that isn't easily seen, like inside a loom, it could possibly have melted insulation off a wire dedicated to power up another item. Long sentence to say it could have melted into a power wire, and has intermittent grounding to blow fuse. It's a long shot possibility. Also could have a grounding lug to frame/battery that is so corroded, it is causing issues. Be open to just about anything at this point. Good luck in the hunt. |
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| Author: | Tim Steele [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
My good friend Frank Bryan came over and we hit it with great fervor and have achieved tentative success. More to follow: We think the culprit was in here...the green wire coming out of the stator was arcing against the case... |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
Hmmm, not sure how that could blow a fuse. Make the alternator hot and keep the battery from charging, yes. |
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| Author: | Tim Steele [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
we found some other stuff too but that one we saw arcing? |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
Forget what I said, Tim. The green wire is one of the connections to the alternator field, and grounding it may well blow the fuse. Sorry I was confused. In learning this, I also learned that the green wire shorting to ground can blow the regulator, at least according to Oregon Motorcycle Parts. |
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| Author: | Tim Steele [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
I hope we got it Jim. Tomorrow will tell the tale.... |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 1:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
It's probably unlikely, but may be possible that the short caused the regulator to fail, which in turn is conducting 12VDC to ground and blowing the fuse. Just something to check if the problem is not fixed. |
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| Author: | H2RTuner [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 3:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
Lets hope it is fixed, summer is here, and the time is right for riding in the streets, roads, everywhere. |
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| Author: | Tim Steele [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 3:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
We ran it up and checked the voltage and it is charging well. So hopefully we got it. |
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| Author: | Jim [ Thu Jun 25, 2015 3:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Exorcising the Electrical Demons 75 RD350 |
Sounds good, Tim. |
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