Do you think the r/r is still good in this case?

 

i'd repair the connector/wires the check the charging voltage across the battery (13.5v to 14.5v @4k rpm). that will tell you if the r/r is good or not.

btw, what's the rest of the story that leads you to think you have a charging issue?

 

i wanna know why its behind a laundry mat

 

Lol previous owner bought a newer/bigger bike.

 

This is my post in the R/R thread:

I just picked up a 93 F2 for Free Previous owner says it needs an alternator. In my research it seems R/R are a common fault. I jumped the bike because the battery is completely flat. I took the jumper off once it started and it stalled so I put the jumper back on it and let it run for a few minutes and then pulled the jumper pack off and everything got dim. So I checked the battery and it was at like ~8-9V. Would you start with the R/R or stator/alternator?

 

why did you start a new thread?

anyway, fix the connector and check voltages.

 

yo **** was fo free??? i have a stator that is still somewhat good, the wire connector is kinda crap though. lemme know if u need it

 

Cause I was told to....

Also, I fixed the terminal and plugged it back in. Started the bike up and noticed the R/R got pretty warm. I mounted it back up to the plate and then the bike wouldn't start and popped the 30 amp fuse next to the battery. Replaced the fuse. Same thing. Un mounted the R/R from the plate and the bike runs fine.

Is the R/R shorted internally?

 

sure looks that way. the r/r body is not supposed to be a ground. id say youre on the right track, provided it is charging when its unmounted. just make sure that the harness is in good shape with no burned wires. the act of unmounting it could be moving the harness in such a way that bad wires are not touching each other or grounding out.

 

+1 74demon, sounds like the r/r. especially in light of the burnt connector.
I'm still of the opinion that that's a good bit of your problem. You can try un-mounting
it again, see if the bike fires up and runs, then take a hvy-guage wire and connect the
body of the r/r to the frame. if it pops a fuse and the bike dies, there's an internal
short in the r/r and it's bad.

Ern