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OK, will do, but don't hold your breath.
Thanks again everyone.
James

Thank you very much Mickey and Bumblebee. I shall study what you say and try to inwardly digest it all. The root of the problem may be that it is an unsuitable reg. rect. as you say and I shall follow it up, though I think it may have been Rupert Paul himself who suggested that one, not sure. Probab...

I didn't quite understand that. In my system the stator red lead is connected directly to the battery. From the stator the yellow leads take the 12 volts on to the reg. rect. and the latter then passes that straight on to the ignition circuit - hence it is permanently live. So it would seem that I h...

Missed the additional query from Mickey about the make of reg. Yes that is the one. I believe I mentioned earlier that the wiring is Not according to the incomprehensible Morini diagram but to one of Rupert Paul's diagrams.

Thanks Bumblebee, That must have been a moment of panic I daresay. It seems that it has been firmly established that the stator is always live and that 12 volts appears on both yellow leads whether the bike is switched on or not. Now, my new and double checked regulator is passing this straight thro...

Thank you gentlemen for your input. So, with the parts on the bench, including the battery of course, I have 12 volts from the stator to the regulator. If the regulator passes this straight through, as it appears to be doing, this would seem to indicate a faulty regulator from what you say. On the o...

Thanks for the reply Mickey, but I am confused because Morini Tom says there should be 12 volts on the stator yellow leads with the bike not running. To recap:- The bike is wired according to Rupert Paul's excellent coloured diagram "Mark's Morini" of 2016 and, as you say, the stator is co...

Thanks Tom, that was what I really didn't know.
Seems to me that the stator may be OK and the only way forward is to connect up, as described in the last paragraph of my previous, and see what happens. Will keep everyone posted, and thanks to all those who replied to me.
James

Thank you to both my correspondents and apologies for not always being able to reply right away. First of all, the stator is at present off the bike and I can confirm that all wires are undamaged and in good order. The stator bobbins are not discoloured, they do not smell burnt at all and, as far as...

Thanks Tom, there are some useful points there and I will check things over as soon as I can. The bike actually runs really well so there is nothing wrong with the ignition side.
James

Thank you for your kind note Jenny.

My Strada was running but not charging and the regulator was found to be duff. The stator red wire is connected direct to battery positive and I find that there is a 12 Volt potential on each of the yellow wires which connect to the regulator ( bike not running). Is this as it should be? Doen't seem...