Rectifier
Posted: 14 Apr 2023 10:45
Hi all,
That maybe only be 12 of us in the Uk but it’s important to keep our GP s going.
I have used mine occasionally through this last winter, which has been hard work , liberal use of ACF 50 and hosing off the
Salt after every ride.
A few weeks ago after a trip to see my granddaughter, I could smell a pungent acrid smell when stopped at the lights, the bike was running fine no engine warning lights etc, so when I got home I could see the rectifier under the seat had melted the resin
Backing and welded the heavy duty copper wires together, it was close to taking out all the relay blocks above.
I spliced in a new relay block and renewed part of the wiring burnt from the heat. I have ordered a new reg from ultimate Rectifiers in the Netherlands, 3 weeks still waiting, its held up at our end , uk customs Brexit etc .
I bought a 3 yellow wire Ducati multi strada 1000 from eBay as a stop gap, fitted it yesterday with 25 mm spacers so it sits away
From the plastic undertray, it still gets hot but at least it will help, I would suggest we all keep an eye on out rectifiers.
My bike was modded to run direct feed to the battery, rather than running through the loom.
This alternator seems miraculously to have escaped any damage.
That maybe only be 12 of us in the Uk but it’s important to keep our GP s going.
I have used mine occasionally through this last winter, which has been hard work , liberal use of ACF 50 and hosing off the
Salt after every ride.
A few weeks ago after a trip to see my granddaughter, I could smell a pungent acrid smell when stopped at the lights, the bike was running fine no engine warning lights etc, so when I got home I could see the rectifier under the seat had melted the resin
Backing and welded the heavy duty copper wires together, it was close to taking out all the relay blocks above.
I spliced in a new relay block and renewed part of the wiring burnt from the heat. I have ordered a new reg from ultimate Rectifiers in the Netherlands, 3 weeks still waiting, its held up at our end , uk customs Brexit etc .
I bought a 3 yellow wire Ducati multi strada 1000 from eBay as a stop gap, fitted it yesterday with 25 mm spacers so it sits away
From the plastic undertray, it still gets hot but at least it will help, I would suggest we all keep an eye on out rectifiers.
My bike was modded to run direct feed to the battery, rather than running through the loom.
This alternator seems miraculously to have escaped any damage.