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Kbear

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Elektrikery!!

 

If its getting very hot could be your reg/rec supplying too much load because it's kaput. 

 

About 18 years ago riding down 2 up from the UK to Switzerland on my beloved 94 Africa Twin my reg/rec went out on the French motorway. Got recovered and brought to a car garage who just swapped in a new battery. A few days later at a campsite in Switzerland there was liquid spitting out of the bottom of the bike, the battery was boiling and spewing out fluid! A visit to an (un)friendly Honda dealer had me a new battery, reg/rec and an empty wallet 😭 Switzerland is notoriously expensive!

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Best to get a voltage reading at the battery, while the bike is running. It would seem, you have an overcharge situation. 

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100% agree that this is a failed regulator. If the battery is cooking, you are also overloading other components in your electrical system. 

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Order a small voltmeter at the same time and locate it somewhere on/near the dash. :laugh:

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5 hours ago, Kbear said:

Thank you guys. Been really busy lately. I will be ordering a new voltage regulator very soon and will go from there. Thank you so much for the input it is really appreciated!


Don’t order just any R/R. There are countless threads/posts on the topic, on this forum. Do your research. 

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6 hours ago, Kbear said:

Thank you guys. Been really busy lately. I will be ordering a new voltage regulator very soon and will go from there. Thank you so much for the input it is really appreciated!

 

What to buy and how to install

https://vfrworld.com/threads/photos-of-no-drama-r-r-from-roadstercycle-com.54584/

 

I installed my rectifier on the rear subframe.

https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php?/forums/topic/98541-5th-gen-needs-new-regrectifier/#comment-1126648

I don't carry passengers or anything heavy on my bike so I'm not worried about drilling into the über stout rear subframe. 

 

You can read about cheaper/used options on pg2 this thread.

https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index.php?/forums/topic/99594-1998-to-2000-conversion/page/2/

 

Have fun!

 

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