FairWeatherFellow Posted August 26, 2017 Share Posted August 26, 2017 So i thought I solved my electrical issues with the VFRNESS and new RR. Last RR was junk and caught on fire, replaced it with a RR from wiremybike.com. After I spliced in the new plug and put in the new RR my battery started dying on me. It would take a charge but wouldn't keep it, got it load tested and came up bad, so I replaced it. Now with the new battery I have zero volts coming back to the battery from the bike. Think it's the stator? How can I test it? Thanks, Miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted August 26, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 26, 2017 Measure AC over each pairing of the (disconnected from the RR) 3 yellow wires coming from the stator. With a charged battery, your bike shoudl run for a while. Measure with engine cold AND hot. The 3rd/4th gen shop manual is in the download section here on VFRD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFellow Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Dutchy said: Measure AC over each pairing of the (disconnected from the RR) 3 yellow wires coming from the stator. With a charged battery, your bike shoudl run for a while. Measure with engine cold AND hot. The 3rd/4th gen shop manual is in the download section here on VFRD Alright I'll give it a shot, I've got a few manuals here I'll reference for AC. Could having one of the yellow wires mixed up at the plug cause an issue? I assume it's the same signal from each right? Thanks, Miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Lorne Posted August 27, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 27, 2017 In addition to Dutchy's suggestion you should check the starter relay. It is located under the front of the seat near the battery. The output of the rec/reg goes through it en route to the battery. Here is what a bad one looks like: bad starter relay Make sure to lift up the boot over the small gauge wire as that is the connector that can be comprised from overheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted August 27, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 27, 2017 Do "The Drill" ....... write everything down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted August 27, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 27, 2017 if your starter relay is farked, I have a spare (redslut's) in the shed It worked flawlessly (icw a VFRness) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWeatherFellow Posted August 27, 2017 Author Share Posted August 27, 2017 Welp luckily it wasn't anything catastrophic or a pain to deal with. When I went to check the current on the plug coming from the stator, I noticed the metal pins inside my plug had slid back out of place and not making a connection. A little upsetting that when I went to shove them back in place they didn't snap in. I had the bend the back of the tangs up and front down. Oh well, easy fix, but poor quality on the plug part. Thanks for the suggestions gentlemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer V-FORE Posted August 27, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 27, 2017 Glad you got it figured out! I think the best thing I did was go to the 5th gen R/R setup, after that I had no more issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted August 27, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted August 27, 2017 Good catch! U can still go and measure the stator output though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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