Wow, , you saved my day, Immensely glad I am, that I came across your video .. almost on the verge of abandoning riding my bike due to battery issues.... why didn't I find you earlier..
Nice work folks. While going through your steps to do a dynamic stator test my stator performed just as you explained for a three phase stator. AC voltages at example RPM's. The thing that left me stumped was my Shop Manual states that an AC voltage reading should be between 10 and 12 VAC. Not giving any engine speed. At idle it is producing 17 VAC. Increased engine speeds also increased VAC. Should I assume this as a typo and direct my attention towards the rectifier? This is on a 2005 Bombardier Outlander 330 HO 4x4.
Thank you for this video!! Misdiagnosed my stator as being bad before moving on to testing the regulator/rectifier on my 2016 KTM 500 EXC. Hadn't opened the case up yet and this set of tests confirmed my rectifier/regulator was still good even though I had a bad pin in the plug.
this goes for street scooters as well. 150CC and down usually a 1 phase. some 3 phase. I had one go bad on a scooter that showed working correctly until a long drive at night and the volts dropped. was the regulator heating up and maybe a diode or scr going open. great basic test! 6 diodes on 3 phase. getting a service manual for your bike ETC is a big help.
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If only there was a good wiring diagram and specifications from the manufacturer we could actually know what it should read. Lab scope pattern. NO way. they have them but would never share them with the public to help repair their products. Thank you Rocky for all you do for the general public. I find all the instructions you give are very accurate. Electronics is my specialty but without known good specs and patterns it's all guessing!
Great simple explanation of how a rectifier works, i'm working on a honda pioneer 700 utv that is only charging 12.3 at idle and 13.3 at 5000 rpm. after watching this video and the one on stator i believe i have a bad rectifier but i'll know more after i perform these test. thank you Rocky Mountain atv.
This method is valid only for simple rectifiers. A rectifier/regulator may have extra components in line with the positive output of the bridge rectifier preventing the measurement of half of the diodes.
There are 6 pin and three phase regulator-rectifiers, 3 yellow imput wires and one Red/White, Green and Black output wires. I've learned that type of rectifier has a voltage sensing wire.
A link straight to the Alt. check would have been handy, I checked the rec/reg and got slightly higher number on my spare e.g 583, 588 and 603.thank you for the excellent vid. on this, cheers.
Great Video! I get 910 in my measurements instead of 300-500 as you said, is stg wrong with my regulator because my battery is not charging. I am waiting for your stator video also
Hi folks. I have a Honda VF750f Interceptor which I am restoring.My issue is this , having got the bike running, after a while I noticed the battery was starting to cook so I did some electrical tests and found that the battery was being charged at 18.5 volts. I did multi meter tests on the alternator and regulator and found the alternator to be fine but the regulator was not. So replacing the regulator and battery solved the problem. the battery is new but I've used a second hand regulator I had, but it works. My problem know is that in running the engine up to temperature to then adjust carb settings I had the seat off of the bike and when I put my hand on the seat rail above the regulator and touched the regulator with my finger and got severely burnt. I now the regulator runs worm but surely not that hot. I noticed that as from standard the regulator is mounted on a stiff plastic board and not on a metal plate which I would have thought would of acted as a heat sink. Should it run this hot , or do you think this is why the previous regulator ended up over charging ? What could you recommend to solves this suspected over heating. Many thanks, Mike.
I’m doing this test on a Linhai 2018 400cc UTV. It’s a brand new rectifier. The forward bias test (black lead to positive, testing connector with red lead) resulted in 530 on each connector. Way outside your proposed range of 0.3-0.5. So… what does this mean? I’m testing this because this rectifier gets super hot when in use.
:) . Clear and consice vids . Question: 2004 Yamaha YFM4FA . Charging @ 17.50 ~ 18 volts. Specs say 14.1 ~ 14.9 v . When doing a diode test get 623 ~ 630 on both + & - sides. No OLs. What should these readings be ? ( Manufactuer/ Model... Shindengen/SH640E) Thanks
On positive pin I’m getting voltage with forward bias and open on reverse bias but I’m getting voltage for forward in negative and open in reverse. It’s consistent with all 3 pins but in negative it’s opposite of what you got in the video
I want to know if the forward readings should be a similar value on both the positive & negative terminals as mine are double the value on the negative side ?
hi great video. thanks for sharing. the lights on my bike are pulsing, tail light ,headlight and neutral switch. would a faulty regulator/rectifier cause this 🤔
Video is little old but hopefully you still check. I have 2007 V Star 1100 and when first started I get 13.8V at battery. After a few minutes running, I only get 12V or less. I checked stator harness and get over 48V when fast idol so I believe stator is fine. Can rectifier work in start up then stop sending charge to battery?
Does it matter if all the forward bias readings on the positive side are 0.1 when all the readings on the negative side are 0.45? In other words, should the readings be close to the same for both the positive and negative? This is a Honda regulator.
Hi, Thank you for your site. I have a 2001 Yamaha Vstar 1100. Tested a (NEW) rectifier bench test was OK. Ran engine to 3000RPM Volts stayed a 14.4 excellent. However, when i rode the bike, voltage jumped to 15.7? Previously I found the "OLD" battery overcharged swelled up and blown, tested the old rectifier , at 3000RPM jumped to 19+volts, i replaced the rectifier with the a NEW one and NEW battery.. Problem listed above. what tests can I perform to find overcharging, Thank You
I got the same year of impala up here in Sturgis s.d I’m going to switch to a hi output alt Great video btw, love to see more of them Well explained and to the point My girlfriend liked it to Ttul
Hi many Thks four your excellent video I have a scooter Piaggio 2T other when I drive same one tell me my rear light is blinking after 2 days all lights front and rear blow also when I drive in full throttle the scooter same times cut down the speed what you think is the regulator voltage have same damage my regulator is 8 pin thank you very very much appreciate
Hello Rocky. Can you tell me how to check single-phase ? have husky 250 2016, problem with charging, 13,5V on the battery, check all(all is same manual) cant find problem, may be can you help me.
Thanks for the explanation. I just did the tests on my 3 phase rectifier. Wires: I have 3 yellows, a black, a brown and a light brown with a red trace. I had thought that the light brown with red trace was positive but when I do this I get no reading between it and the 3 yellows. If I use the brown I get a consistent reading between it and all 3 yellows. Does that mean my positive is the three brown and the light brown with red is my neutral?
One more test that should be performed while your in diode mode is test positive and negative leads of stator and make sure it reads “OL”. That should be the first test in fact, as my bike stopped suddenly no warning and the rectifier melted inside , and not until I performed this test against a good / new unit I wouldn’t have known. Also the rectifier past all the other tests so according to your video it would have been deemed good... FYI
Got a new regulator and decided to test before install. Getting 141 reading for positive lead side. Is that ok? Idk what low reading means. My last regulator had high readings and swapped directions. Thank you
i have a problem with my recreg ( think) i keep blowing my main 30 A fuses i disconnected the recreg and it started up and ran fine (obviously no charging of the battery) then i plugged it back in (and checked voltage from the negative terminal of the battery and the outer casing of the recreg and it had the battery voltage i am assuming this is my issue the recreg shorting out the system and blowing the fuse? have you seen this issue before or have any tips of further troubleshooting? i tested the recreg and it was getting the appropriate values i think it is working fine other than the outer case shorting do i need to buy a new recreg or could it possibly be another issue?
Sorry we didn't get back to you sooner. Did you get the problem fixed? What machine is this on, year make and model? I want to look at the wiring diagram. Unplug the reg/rec and check each wire coming out of it to make sure they are all insulated from the body of the reg/rec. I think that is the only test a manual won't show but if you have continuity on any of those to ground then it's bad. I've only seen it where the positive to the reg/rec body is in the K ohms or Mega ohms and drains the battery over night. Have you checked the voltage at the battery with and without the machine running? With it running, rev the engine a up and make sure the voltage doesn't go over 14.7 ish Volts. If it goes above, then the reg/rec is bad. Sounds like you already checked the diodes, so if the other checks are ok then start looking for a short to ground somewhere. -Charles
@@keithchastain5630 Did you get your 600 figured out? Your bike could be overcharging or have a short to ground. Check charging voltage first to make sure the reg/rec is actually regulating. Is it the same thing where you'll unplug the reg/rec and the bike will run without blowing fuses?
2014 polaris sportsman 570 - i ran the test as you described and believe i have a bad rectifier. findings - 1. with my mulitmeter negative on the positive battery lead i had .45 reading 2. with my multimeter negative on the negative battery lead it had 1.2 reading. 3. with my multimeter positive on either of the battery leads it had an OL reading. can you confirm this my rectifier is not functioning properly. thanks!
Hey! Thanks for the video I have done the test on the rectifier and the stator. Both the stator and the rectifier pass the tests. Putting a voltmeter on my battery and getting the rpm up to 5k like stated in your other videos you have posted the battery voltage does not fluctuate at all. I also disconnected the red wire from the starter solenoid and tested the voltage coming from it with the engine running and it was very erratic going anywhere from 12 to 14.5 volts but as soon as I reconnect it back to the starter solenoid it basically flatlines and there is no change in battery voltage. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!
Thanks!! I have 3 out of 4 pins reading 5v like you said. But one reads 9!! Is this why my lights go DIM when i rev the bike?? I have checked the stator ac output and its within spec.
I know this video has been around for a while but I’m testing the reg Rec on an 02 Ducati monster 750Si.e. It has 3 yellow wires so sayings it’s 3 phase. On the other plug it’s got 2 red and 2 green. Should the test be run forward and reverse for each red and green wire across the yellows like this video? So did the tests off both the + and - sides and they passed. So guessing it’s good. My reason for testing is a slow drain on the batt. I have had a swollen batt also. I replaced it. I have to put the bike on a charger if I’m not driving every couple days. I tried an amp test for parasitic draw but it must be so low the meter didn’t see it. What a pain
Hello in my atv (access lander 300) in dynamic test on stator show 3.5 acv , 3.5acv and 6.5 acv. The other test is good but not charging the battery. The problem is the stator?
I'm a bit confused. My 03 WR450F has two plugs, 1 is white red yellow, the other is black. It doesn't have a positive and negative as shown here. When I attempt to follow this guide and do it regardless, it shows 2.5v on the 3rd prong and open line on all of them, even if it's reverse bias.
Hello. Negative lead on positive side I get following reading : .553,.553,.544 Positive lead on negative side : .557,.521,.551. Are the small differences indicating faulty rectifier? Thanks!
Just went through the test on a voltage regulator on a 1998 Honda Foreman 400. Tests went well and the video was very informative. Thank You. Im still having troubles with the charging system I THINK!!!!!!! Crank the bike and the fan comes on. That could be the fan contol or oil temp switch. I understand that. My issue is that as you rev/increase the throttle so does the speed of the fan. The fan speed decreases as the the throttle decreases also. Upon increasing the throttle I also see voltage at the batterry increase. I have seen it up to 18.36 volts at the battery and I know this is too high and will damage the battery so I havent ran it long like this. I was wondering if anyone had any other advice on this problem. Thanks
If you haven't already, get the Reg/Rec replaced and test the battery as well to make sure it is OK. The voltage at the battery should stop rising around 14.7 V no matter what the RPM is. If the voltage goes very much over that (15 or more volts) then the regulator part of the Reg/Rec ins't working properly. That should take care of the fan speed problem too. I hope this helps -Charles
Hello, Thanks for the video. I have checked my rectifier as shown in the video and is found to be in good condition. However, when connected to the stator and the battery, the charging voltage goes over 16V So, i disconnected the rectifier from the battery and checked the voltage and it reads out in AC.. Can a bad battery damage the rectifier? STATOR: the voltage from each phase gives out 19V AC and goes upto 60V at 5000rpm so i feel it is good... Please help
Quick question i have a small 50 cc dirt bike and the bike is set up so if the battery is mising or dead the bike wont start (no spark ) and the Regulator has gone bad and ever since i cant fing a regulator that charges my battery , basically the power is comming to the regulator but nothing comes out and i have tried 3 brand new ones , the regulator has 4 diferent colours of whire , what i'm missing here ?
Hi sir My question is When the Burgman 650 bike is running for 2 minutes, it the regulator too hot to touch by hand? Is this temperature a problem or is it normal?
My 2017 yz450f regulator rectifier has 2 wires coming out of it a red and black one, no matter what ohm setting i put the multimeter on it shows “0L “ but on the other wires that it plugs into “the stator connnection it shows a reading on the “20 ohm” setting. does that means that could be the cause of my NO SPARK situation , keep in mind this bike doesnt have a battery
hello, as you have shown, the regulator looks solid but no energy output, no voltage. The stator is newly clung and rugged, the outputs have ~ 50V. Is there another test method? motorhome Ktm duke 390 2016.
Very good; does this only test the RECTIFIER(S) part? Could the unit stil be bad on the regulator section?(of course,if the motor runs,you just slap the voltmeter leads on the batt.terminals to find out)
Have a 07 can am ds250 that lost spark changed the stator .the rectifier. The coil wire brand new battery and plug any idea why this machine has no spark when you crank it over
Hello rocky mountain, can we also verify a 3 phase rr unit by looking at the pins on the plug/ port in the rrunit. Doesn't 3 pin on the rrunit mean 3 phase charging system. I.e the top 3 pins for the battery positive,negative, don't know what the middle pin do, and the bottom two pin for the alternator. Am i right or is there something u can add to it. Thanks
Is there a way to test if the stator is bad by using the wires without having to pull the fly wheel off just to check? My voltage is reading around 18 when giving it throttle I tested the voltage regulator like in the video and it seems to be ok
Saved many customers money by replacing a faulty rectifier vs replacement of "thought bad" stator. Great video
Wow, , you saved my day, Immensely glad I am, that I came across your video .. almost on the verge of abandoning riding my bike due to battery issues.... why didn't I find you earlier..
Glad it helped you out!
Nice work folks. While going through your steps to do a dynamic stator test my stator performed just as you explained for a three phase stator. AC voltages at example RPM's. The thing that left me stumped was my Shop Manual states that an AC voltage reading should be between 10 and 12 VAC. Not giving any engine speed. At idle it is producing 17 VAC. Increased engine speeds also increased VAC. Should I assume this as a typo and direct my attention towards the rectifier? This is on a 2005 Bombardier Outlander 330 HO 4x4.
The best description and explanation of testing a reg I've seen yet.
Awesome glad it helped out!
Thank you for this video!! Misdiagnosed my stator as being bad before moving on to testing the regulator/rectifier on my 2016 KTM 500 EXC. Hadn't opened the case up yet and this set of tests confirmed my rectifier/regulator was still good even though I had a bad pin in the plug.
If everyone took a drink everytime he says "regulator rectifier" we would be hammered by the end lol
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this goes for street scooters as well. 150CC and down usually a 1 phase. some 3 phase. I had one go bad on a scooter that showed working correctly until a long drive at night and the volts dropped. was the regulator heating up and maybe a diode or scr going open. great basic test! 6 diodes on 3 phase. getting a service manual for your bike ETC is a big help.
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I have seen other do it yourself explain to do it both ways but you added the diagram which makes it all come together now.. thank you
If only there was a good wiring diagram and specifications from the manufacturer we could actually know what it should read. Lab scope pattern. NO way. they have them but would never share them with the public to help repair their products. Thank you Rocky for all you do for the general public. I find all the instructions you give are very accurate. Electronics is my specialty but without known good specs and patterns it's all guessing!
you explained very simply and the diagram is very use full to understand about how to work regulator rectifier .thanks
Thanks for watching, Kasun! Glad it helped out.
The clearest and best explanation on TH-cam thanks
Great simple explanation of how a rectifier works, i'm working on a honda pioneer 700 utv that is only charging 12.3 at idle and 13.3 at 5000 rpm. after watching this video and the one on stator i believe i have a bad rectifier but i'll know more after i perform these test. thank you Rocky Mountain atv.
Excellent video, and very helpful schematic animations. Easy to understand what the test is doing and now I know the problem isn’t my rectifier.
I'm from in the Philippines I am a motorbike mechanic good job sir
This was extremely helpful. Very clear with great graphics! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
This method is valid only for simple rectifiers. A rectifier/regulator may have extra components in line with the positive output of the bridge rectifier preventing the measurement of half of the diodes.
Thanks for your help, I’ve just correctly diagnosed a faulty regulator rectifier on my Polaris ranger 570.
There are 6 pin and three phase regulator-rectifiers, 3 yellow imput wires and one Red/White, Green and Black output wires. I've learned that type of rectifier has a voltage sensing wire.
This was just what I needed and too the point with only the information I needed thank you for a great vidja.
This is very good info. Found out my voltage regulator was shorted to ground on 2 of 3 leads
Glad we were able to help! If you need anything else, let us know.
Had lack of a harness and this will help get things plugged in
Brilliant video, looks like my bikes problem isn't the rectifier but at least that's one thing crossed off the list...thanks for the tuition
Thanks, thanks a lot.. this much easier explanation.
I have no words to say.
Great graphics, made it easy to follow
A link straight to the Alt. check would have been handy, I checked the rec/reg and got slightly higher number on my spare e.g 583, 588 and 603.thank you for the excellent vid. on this, cheers.
The best simpl and clear explained regulator opertion system.
Thank you so much,
Glad you liked it. Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
This is the best video I've ever watched on how to check regulator/rectifier, thanks!
Thanks *Albert Dacuma.* Were you able to figure out your issue?
Yup! other videos the're just simply talking without any support unlike yours, you have the wiring diagram. More power and God bless!
Good to hear. Thanks for tuning in to our channel!
Great Video! I get 910 in my measurements instead of 300-500 as you said, is stg wrong with my regulator because my battery is not charging. I am waiting for your stator video also
11.00 am. Excellent vidio
Was looking for 3 to 5 as you say but got a 6. Is the regulater rectifier bad?
Hi folks. I have a Honda VF750f Interceptor which I am restoring.My issue is this , having got the bike running, after a while I noticed the battery was starting to cook so I did some electrical tests and found that the battery was being charged at 18.5 volts. I did multi meter tests on the alternator and regulator and found the alternator to be fine but the regulator was not. So replacing the regulator and battery solved the problem. the battery is new but I've used a second hand regulator I had, but it works. My problem know is that in running the engine up to temperature to then adjust carb settings I had the seat off of the bike and when I put my hand on the seat rail above the regulator and touched the regulator with my finger and got severely burnt. I now the regulator runs worm but surely not that hot. I noticed that as from standard the regulator is mounted on a stiff plastic board and not on a metal plate which I would have thought would of acted as a heat sink. Should it run this hot , or do you think this is why the previous regulator ended up over charging ? What could you recommend to solves this suspected over heating.
Many thanks, Mike.
Brilliant video, well done on explaining this so well
Brilliantly explained and demonstrated. Love people doing great job. Thank you.
Thank you Sir, great explanation! Much rather know how to test my own equipment than to rely on a friend’s past experiences.
really clear explained...the best thank you
Glad it helped out! Thanks for checking out our videos!
@@rmatvmc are their any fuses that would keep the battery from charging? Question. Should a condenser on a ohms meter read 00.0 or 1?
Best video I’ve seen on this subject. Thank you guys!
I’m doing this test on a Linhai 2018 400cc UTV.
It’s a brand new rectifier. The forward bias test (black lead to positive, testing connector with red lead) resulted in 530 on each connector. Way outside your proposed range of 0.3-0.5. So… what does this mean? I’m testing this because this rectifier gets super hot when in use.
Hi, Would a broken Rectifier be responsible for the current being drawn from the battery even with the bike switched off?
:) . Clear and consice vids . Question: 2004 Yamaha YFM4FA . Charging @ 17.50 ~ 18 volts. Specs say 14.1 ~ 14.9 v . When doing a diode test get 623 ~ 630 on both + & - sides. No OLs.
What should these readings be ? ( Manufactuer/ Model... Shindengen/SH640E) Thanks
Awesome dude! Cheers!
I have a 3 phase rectifier on my 2014 BMW GS F 800 Adventure. Could you show how to test that one. Thanks
On positive pin I’m getting voltage with forward bias and open on reverse bias but I’m getting voltage for forward in negative and open in reverse. It’s consistent with all 3 pins but in negative it’s opposite of what you got in the video
Thank you. Best tutorial, I just solved my problem and I agree with all the positive reviews. Thanks
Thank you for your video it’s very interesting and helpful
Glad it was helpful!
I want to know if the forward readings should be a similar value on both the positive & negative terminals as mine are double the value on the negative side ?
hi great video. thanks for sharing. the lights on my bike are pulsing, tail light ,headlight and neutral switch. would a faulty regulator/rectifier cause this 🤔
Love your simple tutorial 👍
Video is little old but hopefully you still check. I have 2007 V Star 1100 and when first started I get 13.8V at battery. After a few minutes running, I only get 12V or less. I checked stator harness and get over 48V when fast idol so I believe stator is fine. Can rectifier work in start up then stop sending charge to battery?
Does it matter if all the forward bias readings on the positive side are 0.1 when all the readings on the negative side are 0.45? In other words, should the readings be close to the same for both the positive and negative? This is a Honda regulator.
Hi, Thank you for your site. I have a 2001 Yamaha Vstar 1100. Tested a (NEW) rectifier bench test was OK. Ran engine to 3000RPM Volts stayed a 14.4 excellent. However, when i rode the bike, voltage jumped to 15.7? Previously I found the "OLD" battery overcharged swelled up and blown, tested the old rectifier , at 3000RPM jumped to 19+volts, i replaced the rectifier with the a NEW one and NEW battery.. Problem listed above. what tests can I perform to find overcharging, Thank You
Simple explanation, great video.
Thanks for sharing.
I did the reverse bias test by placing the red dial to the positive (red wire) and Black dial to the yellow wire and I got a reading of 5.96
Very good explained , thank you ! I still have one question ; What if the readings are above 0.500 ?
I have average readings from about 0.510
If all readings are the same you're good to go
Thank you. Would this unit cause me to have no power to the switch. When I turn my switch on I get nothing but if I cross selonoid it will start.
great showed illustration how it works 👍👏👏
Great video....simple and to the point. Exactly what I was after. Thanks.
I got the same year of impala up here in Sturgis s.d
I’m going to switch to a hi output alt
Great video btw, love to see more of them
Well explained and to the point
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Hi many Thks four your excellent video I have a scooter Piaggio 2T other when I drive same one tell me my rear light is blinking after 2 days all lights front and rear blow also when I drive in full throttle the scooter same times cut down the speed what you think is the regulator voltage have same damage my regulator is 8 pin thank you very very much appreciate
Hello Rocky. Can you tell me how to check single-phase ? have husky 250 2016, problem with charging, 13,5V on the battery, check all(all is same manual) cant find problem, may be can you help me.
Thanks for the explanation. I just did the tests on my 3 phase rectifier. Wires: I have 3 yellows, a black, a brown and a light brown with a red trace. I had thought that the light brown with red trace was positive but when I do this I get no reading between it and the 3 yellows. If I use the brown I get a consistent reading between it and all 3 yellows. Does that mean my positive is the three brown and the light brown with red is my neutral?
One more test that should be performed while your in diode mode is test positive and negative leads of stator and make sure it reads “OL”. That should be the first test in fact, as my bike stopped suddenly no warning and the rectifier melted inside , and not until I performed this test against a good / new unit I wouldn’t have known. Also the rectifier past all the other tests so according to your video it would have been deemed good... FYI
Got a new regulator and decided to test before install. Getting 141 reading for positive lead side. Is that ok? Idk what low reading means. My last regulator had high readings and swapped directions. Thank you
i have a problem with my recreg ( think) i keep blowing my main 30 A fuses i disconnected the recreg and it started up and ran fine (obviously no charging of the battery) then i plugged it back in (and checked voltage from the negative terminal of the battery and the outer casing of the recreg and it had the battery voltage i am assuming this is my issue the recreg shorting out the system and blowing the fuse? have you seen this issue before or have any tips of further troubleshooting? i tested the recreg and it was getting the appropriate values i think it is working fine other than the outer case shorting do i need to buy a new recreg or could it possibly be another issue?
Justin Doubikin following! Did you ever figure out your problem? My YZF600 is doing the same thing.
Sorry we didn't get back to you sooner. Did you get the problem fixed? What machine is this on, year make and model? I want to look at the wiring diagram. Unplug the reg/rec and check each wire coming out of it to make sure they are all insulated from the body of the reg/rec. I think that is the only test a manual won't show but if you have continuity on any of those to ground then it's bad. I've only seen it where the positive to the reg/rec body is in the K ohms or Mega ohms and drains the battery over night. Have you checked the voltage at the battery with and without the machine running? With it running, rev the engine a up and make sure the voltage doesn't go over 14.7 ish Volts. If it goes above, then the reg/rec is bad. Sounds like you already checked the diodes, so if the other checks are ok then start looking for a short to ground somewhere.
-Charles
@@keithchastain5630 Did you get your 600 figured out? Your bike could be overcharging or have a short to ground. Check charging voltage first to make sure the reg/rec is actually regulating. Is it the same thing where you'll unplug the reg/rec and the bike will run without blowing fuses?
I have seen a few reg/recs short internally and cause the main fuse to blow. I'd say that is most likely your issue.
Follow up; I did just end up finding a reg/rec to replace the faulty one and haven't had any problems since
This was helpful. My name is Dustin also, wow.
great One ..excellent Tuto ..easy to understand - easy to find the fault
Thanks *David SIM!*
Perfect, my regulator is not between 0.3 and 0.5 but actually 0.53, do you think it is good?
designspm asking the same question
The reading is close enough - there is variation between meters and the value will change with temperature
2014 polaris sportsman 570 - i ran the test as you described and believe i have a bad rectifier. findings - 1. with my mulitmeter negative on the positive battery lead i had .45 reading 2. with my multimeter negative on the negative battery lead it had 1.2 reading. 3. with my multimeter positive on either of the battery leads it had an OL reading. can you confirm this my rectifier is not functioning properly. thanks!
Hey! Thanks for the video I have done the test on the rectifier and the stator. Both the stator and the rectifier pass the tests. Putting a voltmeter on my battery and getting the rpm up to 5k like stated in your other videos you have posted the battery voltage does not fluctuate at all. I also disconnected the red wire from the starter solenoid and tested the voltage coming from it with the engine running and it was very erratic going anywhere from 12 to 14.5 volts but as soon as I reconnect it back to the starter solenoid it basically flatlines and there is no change in battery voltage. Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you!
I am looking for the ohms standards for a 2019 Can Am Outlander. Any Ideas?
Great video. Can you make a video for 6pin rectifier pls.
Thanks!! I have 3 out of 4 pins reading 5v like you said. But one reads 9!! Is this why my lights go DIM when i rev the bike?? I have checked the stator ac output and its within spec.
I know this video has been around for a while but I’m testing the reg Rec on an 02 Ducati monster 750Si.e.
It has 3 yellow wires so sayings it’s 3 phase. On the other plug it’s got 2 red and 2 green.
Should the test be run forward and reverse for each red and green wire across the yellows like this video?
So did the tests off both the + and - sides and they passed. So guessing it’s good.
My reason for testing is a slow drain on the batt. I have had a swollen batt also. I replaced it. I have to put the bike on a charger if I’m not driving every couple days.
I tried an amp test for parasitic draw but it must be so low the meter didn’t see it.
What a pain
Great video. Love the circuit flow illustration. But I cannot find your video on how to test stator. Could you please show me the link to that video?
Excellent, excellent, excellent! Thank you!
I have a Polaris 570. what do you think the normal peak starting current should be?
Hello in my atv (access lander 300) in dynamic test on stator show 3.5 acv , 3.5acv and 6.5 acv. The other test is good but not charging the battery. The problem is the stator?
Hi ...what is the maximum voltage in input ?? Thank you
Good explanations.
Thank you.
I'm a bit confused. My 03 WR450F has two plugs, 1 is white red yellow, the other is black. It doesn't have a positive and negative as shown here. When I attempt to follow this guide and do it regardless, it shows 2.5v on the 3rd prong and open line on all of them, even if it's reverse bias.
Great explanation, but that all seems very complicated. I think I'll just take my bike to the shop and pay for it
Hello. Negative lead on positive side I get following reading : .553,.553,.544
Positive lead on negative side : .557,.521,.551.
Are the small differences indicating faulty rectifier?
Thanks!
Did you ever get an answer. Replaced? Problem solved?
Just went through the test on a voltage regulator on a 1998 Honda Foreman 400. Tests went well and the video was very informative. Thank You.
Im still having troubles with the charging system I THINK!!!!!!! Crank the bike and the fan comes on. That could be the fan contol or oil temp switch. I understand that. My issue is that as you rev/increase the throttle so does the speed of the fan. The fan speed decreases as the the throttle decreases also. Upon increasing the throttle I also see voltage at the batterry increase. I have seen it up to 18.36 volts at the battery and I know this is too high and will damage the battery so I havent ran it long like this.
I was wondering if anyone had any other advice on this problem.
Thanks
If you haven't already, get the Reg/Rec replaced and test the battery as well to make sure it is OK. The voltage at the battery should stop rising around 14.7 V no matter what the RPM is. If the voltage goes very much over that (15 or more volts) then the regulator part of the Reg/Rec ins't working properly. That should take care of the fan speed problem too. I hope this helps
-Charles
Hello, Thanks for the video. I have checked my rectifier as shown in the video and is found to be in good condition. However, when connected to the stator and the battery, the charging voltage goes over 16V
So, i disconnected the rectifier from the battery and checked the voltage and it reads out in AC..
Can a bad battery damage the rectifier?
STATOR: the voltage from each phase gives out 19V AC and goes upto 60V at 5000rpm so i feel it is good...
Please help
Quick question i have a small 50 cc dirt bike and the bike is set up so if the battery is mising or dead the bike wont start (no spark ) and the Regulator has gone bad and ever since i cant fing a regulator that charges my battery , basically the power is comming to the regulator but nothing comes out and i have tried 3 brand new ones , the regulator has 4 diferent colours of whire , what i'm missing here ?
Hi sir
My question is
When the Burgman 650 bike is running for 2 minutes, it the regulator too hot to touch by hand?
Is this temperature a problem or is it normal?
My 2017 yz450f regulator rectifier has 2 wires coming out of it a red and black one, no matter what ohm setting i put the multimeter on it shows “0L “ but on the other wires that it plugs into “the stator connnection it shows a reading on the “20 ohm” setting.
does that means that could be the cause of my NO SPARK situation , keep in mind this bike doesnt have a battery
Will the rectifier cause my atv to show OV 17.5 or so?
It will be at normal voltage then start getting higher untill it reaches 17.5
rt def bad r r
Can i put a 3 phase rectifier to a 150cc motobike?
Hi. If the values is higher than .5 some are .4 , 1.3 and .9 when I out the black lead. Can you please help to know if that is good?
Thanks! This helped loads!
Does the rectifier deal with power to the headlights?? Can it cause no power to the headlights an high beam indicator??
hello, as you have shown, the regulator looks solid but no energy output, no voltage. The stator is newly clung and rugged, the outputs have ~ 50V. Is there another test method? motorhome Ktm duke 390 2016.
Thanks for doing this!👍
Very good; does this only test the RECTIFIER(S) part? Could the unit stil be bad on the regulator section?(of course,if the motor runs,you just slap the voltmeter leads on the batt.terminals to find out)
sometimes R/r pass all these test but they are still not working. the best way is to borrow from a friends and try it.
Thank you for the clear explanation.
My battery swelled so i need to replace rectifier ? Correct thank u ?
Have a 07 can am ds250 that lost spark changed the stator .the rectifier. The coil wire brand new battery and plug any idea why this machine has no spark when you crank it over
very well done and easy to understand. Thanks
Hello rocky mountain, can we also verify a 3 phase rr unit by looking at the pins on the plug/ port in the rrunit. Doesn't 3 pin on the rrunit mean 3 phase charging system. I.e the top 3 pins for the battery positive,negative, don't know what the middle pin do, and the bottom two pin for the alternator. Am i right or is there something u can add to it. Thanks
Is there a way to test if the stator is bad by using the wires without having to pull the fly wheel off just to check? My voltage is reading around 18 when giving it throttle I tested the voltage regulator like in the video and it seems to be ok
My plug to the rectifier melted so i cut the wire and spliced it ..would that be consider a break in the wire and cause over charged to my battery ?