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echo: automotive
to: Mark Hofmann
from: Bill McGarrity
date: 2015-01-08 16:36:00
subject: Re: Harley tips.

-=> On 01-08-15 14:13, Mark Hofmann wrote to Bill McGarrity <=-


 BM> With the regulator unplugged, touch the trouble light to a ground and
 BM> each of the pins in the regulator plug one at a time. The regualtor is
 BM> bad if the light comes on for any of the pins. If no lights come on, then
 BM> you can do a voltage output test. Replug the regualtor, start the motor
 BM> in neutral and place the postive and negative leads on the respective
 BM> battery posts. Rev to 3300 RPM. You should get a reading of 14.3-14.7
 BM> volts. If not within this rage, then replace the regulator.
 BM>
 BM> Hope this helps in the future.

 MH> Thanks for the detailed steps on testing the stator / alternator.  Back
 MH> when this problem happened on my bike, I rode it directly to the shop.
 MH> I never attempted the testing or replacement myself.

Welcome... now you know.. :)


Bill

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