Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
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Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
Could smell burning and there was smoke coming from under the seat, took it to bits and the rectifier and plug have burned, is this a common fault? And is the problem the rectifier or has something made it do this?
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Re: Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
well the reg/recs do fail fairly often, its not an uncommon fault...but its unusual for them to die so spectacularly on the zxr. i have seen other bikes where the reg/rec dies like yours has.
was there any indication it was bad, not charging correctly, lights getting brighter and dimmer (like a lot brighter/dimmer) when riding?
you will need a new one, and check eerything thats connected to the reg/rec to see if you have damaged anything else, the problem might lie somewhere else...the wiring diagram is in the manual, enjoy
was there any indication it was bad, not charging correctly, lights getting brighter and dimmer (like a lot brighter/dimmer) when riding?
you will need a new one, and check eerything thats connected to the reg/rec to see if you have damaged anything else, the problem might lie somewhere else...the wiring diagram is in the manual, enjoy
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Re: Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
you mentioned about 7 weeks ago that you had a flat battery, did you ever resolve why?
a few people suggested reg/rec then, did you swap it for a new one or did you just replace the battery?
a few people suggested reg/rec then, did you swap it for a new one or did you just replace the battery?
UK ZXR400 L3 (1993) - Fully restored and on the roads, my green beast!
JPN ZXR250 A2 (1990) - Revs to 19,200rpm... 'nuff said
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Re: Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
Hi thanks for the reply, I replaced the battery and checked with a multi meter and all seemed fine until a couple weeks ago it went flat so I'd bump it and sometimes it would charge it and not other times.
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Re: Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
What should my battery be reading whilst its running if I check it with a multimeter?
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Re: Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
Just checked it on idle and it was reading 13.8v
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Re: Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
bike turned off = >12V, should be at around 12.6V DC
bike at fast idle = ~14V DC
generator output at 4k rpm = ~45V AC
yours seems about right.
bike at fast idle = ~14V DC
generator output at 4k rpm = ~45V AC
yours seems about right.
UK ZXR400 L3 (1993) - Fully restored and on the roads, my green beast!
JPN ZXR250 A2 (1990) - Revs to 19,200rpm... 'nuff said
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Re: Just got home from work on my bike and.... Smoke
Cool hopefully it's sorted now, since I've had it I've put a new battery, rectifier,carb rubbers, chain and sprockets and cam chain tensioner!!! And I resprayed it. Hopefully no more issues as I'm doing my first ever track day at silverstone in 2 weeks