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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 12:46 am | 1st Post |
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This afternoon on my way home I noticed that my volts had dropped from 13.8v to 11.3v. I thought my battery was in the process of going south so when I got home I checked to see if the display was correct. After confirming that the display was within less than 1v of being correct I started to check about the stator. I had already replaced the wiring from the stator to the voltage regulator about 2 months back, so I knew the wiring was good. After checking on here I found this thread (ccsailor showed in the thread and the results are this: 60+VAC @ 2600 rpm on each leg, 1-2 .6ohm, 1-3 .6ohm, 2-3 .6ohm, and each leg of the stator is not showing a short to ground. I am wondering if because it is showing such 1/2 of what his tread says it should be on the ohm load if that could be the problem. The case for the stator was very hot to the touch, yet the wiring was cool to the touch, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it, or if it might be the voltage regulator. (I hope that's the problem and not the stator cause it's much easier to replace) Any help is greatly appreciated! P.S. Thanks to everyone for all the help in the past, that's why I love this site so much!!! 
____________________ 1986 GL1200 SE-i Trike Thanks to my wife who puts up with me saying "I wonder if this will work" and who likes my cooking! The Wife...Louann Tennessee F.&A.M. Past Master Arcana Lodge #489 32* KCCH Scottish Rite, Valley Of Knoxville Orient of Tennessee Freemasonry--2B1ASK1 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 12:49 am | 2nd Post |
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Check the connector at the regulator/rectifier. I found a bad wire and burned connection at that connector.
____________________ Kevin 1982 Aspencade That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.Declaration of Independence Belhaven #509 AF&AM Current Bike 1982 GL1100A 1983 Honda Nighthawk 450 1980 CB750 Custom 1999 V-Star 1100 Custom 1985 Honda GL1200 LTD 1992 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 12:55 am | 3rd Post |
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Hi Rob, Hey, you might want to check the wiring job you did. Might be something there. Seems suspicious that this happened so soon after you played with the wires. Not that you would make a mistake, but maybe some evil being came along and sabotaged it.
____________________ Why ain't we ridin'? http://members.toast.net/BikesPage/ |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:01 am | 4th Post |
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oharaLTD: I bypassed that connector for the wires coming from the stator when I redid the wiring. (redid: is that even a real word?) Dennis: that was the first thing I checked, I thought that one of the wires might have not been soldered good but they look good to me. What I don't get is that this morning when I rode into work it dipped down for a couple of seconds and the light for the radio and volt display went out but came back on after a couple of seconds.
____________________ 1986 GL1200 SE-i Trike Thanks to my wife who puts up with me saying "I wonder if this will work" and who likes my cooking! The Wife...Louann Tennessee F.&A.M. Past Master Arcana Lodge #489 32* KCCH Scottish Rite, Valley Of Knoxville Orient of Tennessee Freemasonry--2B1ASK1 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:09 am | 5th Post |
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That sounds like a shorrt Wilf
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:11 am | 6th Post |
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hello, when my aspy showed flickering lights for the radio, digital display etc, it turned out to be burnt wiring, around the starter solenoid, and the dog bone fuse, situated to the right of the battery. might be worth a look anyway. good luck,
____________________ Robbie, 1986 Gl1200 Aspencade (Mariah) 'I ride not to get there, but to go' |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:19 am | 7th Post |
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At the same time I rewired it I put in the blade type fuses in for the starter solinoid and the one that is right in behind it. How hot is the stator case and the voltage regulator supposed to get?
____________________ 1986 GL1200 SE-i Trike Thanks to my wife who puts up with me saying "I wonder if this will work" and who likes my cooking! The Wife...Louann Tennessee F.&A.M. Past Master Arcana Lodge #489 32* KCCH Scottish Rite, Valley Of Knoxville Orient of Tennessee Freemasonry--2B1ASK1 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:33 am | 8th Post |
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Rob, I re-read the post and the 1 volt thing catches my attention. Within 1v which direction?
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:39 am | 9th Post |
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The actual was 12.3 and the display showed 11.3. It has been running @13.7-14.1v. I am at a loss, 'course it don't take much to get me lost on this.
____________________ 1986 GL1200 SE-i Trike Thanks to my wife who puts up with me saying "I wonder if this will work" and who likes my cooking! The Wife...Louann Tennessee F.&A.M. Past Master Arcana Lodge #489 32* KCCH Scottish Rite, Valley Of Knoxville Orient of Tennessee Freemasonry--2B1ASK1 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:43 am | 10th Post |
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would almost guess that you need to hardwire the regulator into the system and that one of the stator wires in one of the two connectors has gone bad at the regulator been there and had the same problem,hardwiring just the stator connector is not the only answer to the gl1200 electrical problems
____________________ "ANY DAY ABOVE GROUND IS A GOOD DAY,ANY DAY YOU CAN RIDE IS A GREAT DAY" |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 01:52 am | 11th Post |
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neoracer wrote: would almost guess that you need to hardwire the regulator into the system and that one of the stator wires in one of the two connectors has gone bad at the regulatorThat is exactly what happened to mine, was getting two legs of the stator, cause one wire/connector messed up, but that was before rewire of regulator.
____________________ Kevin 1982 Aspencade That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.Declaration of Independence Belhaven #509 AF&AM Current Bike 1982 GL1100A 1983 Honda Nighthawk 450 1980 CB750 Custom 1999 V-Star 1100 Custom 1985 Honda GL1200 LTD 1992 Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 02:03 am | 12th Post |
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When I rewired it, I hard wired it at the stator and bypassed the plug at the voltage regulator, but left the other wires that went elsewhere. Just the three yellow wires were all I replaced. I'm not up on stators, are they like an altenator? You know where if your battery is bad it will keep a car running? I reall do appreciate all the help thus far!!
____________________ 1986 GL1200 SE-i Trike Thanks to my wife who puts up with me saying "I wonder if this will work" and who likes my cooking! The Wife...Louann Tennessee F.&A.M. Past Master Arcana Lodge #489 32* KCCH Scottish Rite, Valley Of Knoxville Orient of Tennessee Freemasonry--2B1ASK1 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 02:19 am | 13th Post |
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I just went out and checked the battery, I've it on charge since this afternoon and when I unhooked it my meter showed 13.5v within a minute it had dropped to 12.4v. I'm going to wait until in the A.M. and see what it shows then. It is a sealed battery that is approx 5 years old. Oh and by the way I am now officially in a pinch, I'm on vacation next week and the wife gave me the "LOOK" and said "I was hoping we could do some riding next week since it is our ANNIVERSARY. 
____________________ 1986 GL1200 SE-i Trike Thanks to my wife who puts up with me saying "I wonder if this will work" and who likes my cooking! The Wife...Louann Tennessee F.&A.M. Past Master Arcana Lodge #489 32* KCCH Scottish Rite, Valley Of Knoxville Orient of Tennessee Freemasonry--2B1ASK1 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 02:35 am | 14th Post |
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I would pull the battery out and take someplace to have them load test. 5 yrs on the same battery is very very good.
____________________ It is better to know where you are going than to get there fast. former rides 1960 1950 5 horsepower Cushman scooter 1982 1974 750 cc Honda 2004 2008 50 cc Alantis Derby Scooter 2005 1991 800 cc Suzuki Intruder 2006 2001 1400cc Susuki Intrude 2009 1982 1100cc Honda Goldwing |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 03:25 am | 15th Post |
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In this case, I would suspect it's the battery. But you stated it has been running around 14.1. You also stated the votlmeter on the bike was showing a full volt less than the battery voltage. I'm not a rocket scientist (yet), but that would indicate the battery has been being charged @ 15.1 volts. That's too high. And possibly the cause of your battery failure? Let us know, there is a fix to prevent overcharging the battery.
____________________ Libraries are full of stuff I don't know. |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 06:20 am | 16th Post |
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12.3 volts would indicate the battery is charged and the system is in float mode. Nothing broken. If the battery is going bad that's how the system will work.
____________________ Why ain't we ridin'? http://members.toast.net/BikesPage/ |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 06:43 am | 17th Post |
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RobTheHillbilly wrote: Oh and by the way I am now officially in a pinch, I'm on vacation next week and the wife gave me the "LOOK" and said "I was hoping we could do some riding next week since it is our ANNIVERSARY. I'd buy her a battery and a voltage regulator for the anniversary and go riding.
____________________ Joe Darksider #493 Former bikes: '80 CB750 Custom '86 GL1200 Interstate |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 09:24 am | 18th Post |
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RobTheHillbilly wrote: Oh and by the way I am now officially in a pinch, I'm on vacation next week and the wife gave me the "LOOK" and said "I was hoping we could do some riding next week since it is our ANNIVERSARY. As I stated on the other thread, if you want, I'll see if I can swing by your house to help troubleshoot the bike with ya on Friday. Just let me know and PM me your home address and we'll see what we find out about her!!
____________________ Don |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 10:19 am | 19th Post |
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Just went out and checked the battery after setting all night. It showed 12.45v but thinking back when I would start it sometimes the volt meter would show it dipping down to 9-10v on starting. I'm going to take the battery and get it checked and see from there. Where to get the voltage regulator and how expensive are they. I've seen some threads to stay away from one brand but I don't remember which one it was. Thanks again for all the help so far!!
____________________ 1986 GL1200 SE-i Trike Thanks to my wife who puts up with me saying "I wonder if this will work" and who likes my cooking! The Wife...Louann Tennessee F.&A.M. Past Master Arcana Lodge #489 32* KCCH Scottish Rite, Valley Of Knoxville Orient of Tennessee Freemasonry--2B1ASK1 What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us, what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. Albert Pike |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 2nd, 2010 10:32 am | 20th Post |
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Check this thread for the info you need: http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums/view_topic.php?id=99242&forum_id=1&jump_to=1114048#p1114048 Make sure you get the Shindengen!!
____________________ Don |
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