R/R
#1
08-30-2014, 05:06 PM
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R/R
I recently put a r1 R/R on my bike and after three days of riding the battery quit. I have the model FH012A R/R on my bike.
I went and drove about 30 miles the first day to just test the bike after installation no problems second day i went to a neighboring town 40 miles round trip no problems. Third day I had fun and went to the canyons. three hours of riding no problems riding in traffic for about 15 minutes with one long stop probably 2-3 minutes. then as soon as I was parking the cycle backing it up into the parking spot the bike dies. Try to start the bike and the battery is dead. I charged the battery up to full and checked the R/R and the battery charges 13.3v at 5krpm. When i rev the bike up to the fun zone 8k+ the R/R puts out 13.9v ish . The R/R is working but is this enough power at those higher rpms?
the bike wasn't perfectly warmed but the bike was warm. the manual says 13-15.5 at 5k rpms but that is a huge range. i checked stator and it is 50v AC - 70v AC from 5k-9krpm and is consistant and rises linearly.
Is this just a case of traffic or is this an R/R already going bad.
I went and drove about 30 miles the first day to just test the bike after installation no problems second day i went to a neighboring town 40 miles round trip no problems. Third day I had fun and went to the canyons. three hours of riding no problems riding in traffic for about 15 minutes with one long stop probably 2-3 minutes. then as soon as I was parking the cycle backing it up into the parking spot the bike dies. Try to start the bike and the battery is dead. I charged the battery up to full and checked the R/R and the battery charges 13.3v at 5krpm. When i rev the bike up to the fun zone 8k+ the R/R puts out 13.9v ish . The R/R is working but is this enough power at those higher rpms?
the bike wasn't perfectly warmed but the bike was warm. the manual says 13-15.5 at 5k rpms but that is a huge range. i checked stator and it is 50v AC - 70v AC from 5k-9krpm and is consistant and rises linearly.
Is this just a case of traffic or is this an R/R already going bad.
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09-02-2014, 04:28 AM
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I think when you checked the charging system at the revs you mentioned you should have seen a voltage of around 14.2 at the higher revs of 5.5k. The fact that the voltage stayed at 13.3 volts suggests the R/R may be faulty. You could try substituting yours for a known good one and see if that improves the voltage readings.
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09-13-2014, 05:56 PM
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#4
09-13-2014, 10:51 PM
You just need to wire it correctly and then any R/R will work. The weak spot is generally the connector and there are quite a few people that hard-wire them in (deleting the connector).
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09-14-2014, 05:01 AM
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09-14-2014, 11:13 AM
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