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I recentlyhad an "ultimate fight" with my wiring system and sent a topic about that, how amazing it could behow the previous owners can mess up the wiring. I also had a "yellow wire" issue which resulted in my bike getting only 2 out of 3 phases from the alternator before I fixed that up.
So here is the point: the yellow wires which go out of the alternator (as you noticed) are actually the phases and there should be three of them. They go straight out of the alternator to theround shapedconnector. From that connector they go straight into the rectifier unit, which is actually abox with 6 diodeswhose role is to transform the 3 phase AC current to the DC current with only two "poles" (+ and -). Out from the rectifier unit there are two wires - green (ground, "-") and red/white (power, "+"). These two wires are multiplied later. One of the three yellow wires (phases) on its way from the round shaped connector to the rectifier is doubled so one side will go to the rectifier while the other side goes to the voltage regulator, which should be under the left-hand false tank cover. It'sa squaremetal box with ribs and there are three wires going to it - green, black and mentioned yellow.
So to make a conclusion about the yellow wires. FIRST: There must be three of them going from the alternator to the rectifier and make sure ALL the 3 are really connected to the rectifier; SECOND: There is an "offset" yellow wire which is separated out of one phase (yellow wire) after the round shaped connector and it geos to the voltage regulator. And that's it about the phase yellow wires. If any of them goes to any other place, cut it and insulate and reconnect right. BUT BE AWARE that there are more yellow wires in the wiring system which are not phases, so be careful! You will easily identify the phases as they go straight from the alternator and they are simple to connect properly.
Now as your wire is getting hot it's maybe shorted to the ground somewhere or there might be some other problem. Just check up everything and make sure that the phases are connected properly. When they are and if the wire still gets hot then you will know which wire is that and what coud be the cause (bad rectifier, bad voltage regulator, etc.) but first of all make absolutely sure that the 3phases are connected properly.
In case you don't have it I attached a coloured wiring diagram.
Good luck!
I recentlyhad an "ultimate fight" with my wiring system and sent a topic about that, how amazing it could behow the previous owners can mess up the wiring. I also had a "yellow wire" issue which resulted in my bike getting only 2 out of 3 phases from the alternator before I fixed that up.
So here is the point: the yellow wires which go out of the alternator (as you noticed) are actually the phases and there should be three of them. They go straight out of the alternator to theround shapedconnector. From that connector they go straight into the rectifier unit, which is actually abox with 6 diodeswhose role is to transform the 3 phase AC current to the DC current with only two "poles" (+ and -). Out from the rectifier unit there are two wires - green (ground, "-") and red/white (power, "+"). These two wires are multiplied later. One of the three yellow wires (phases) on its way from the round shaped connector to the rectifier is doubled so one side will go to the rectifier while the other side goes to the voltage regulator, which should be under the left-hand false tank cover. It'sa squaremetal box with ribs and there are three wires going to it - green, black and mentioned yellow.
So to make a conclusion about the yellow wires. FIRST: There must be three of them going from the alternator to the rectifier and make sure ALL the 3 are really connected to the rectifier; SECOND: There is an "offset" yellow wire which is separated out of one phase (yellow wire) after the round shaped connector and it geos to the voltage regulator. And that's it about the phase yellow wires. If any of them goes to any other place, cut it and insulate and reconnect right. BUT BE AWARE that there are more yellow wires in the wiring system which are not phases, so be careful! You will easily identify the phases as they go straight from the alternator and they are simple to connect properly.
Now as your wire is getting hot it's maybe shorted to the ground somewhere or there might be some other problem. Just check up everything and make sure that the phases are connected properly. When they are and if the wire still gets hot then you will know which wire is that and what coud be the cause (bad rectifier, bad voltage regulator, etc.) but first of all make absolutely sure that the 3phases are connected properly.
In case you don't have it I attached a coloured wiring diagram.
Good luck!
