Penis Rotor
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V7 Classic etc, charging issues.
Last couple of months I've had several V7s through withcharging problems/blown reg/recs.
FAilures seem to come in two forms. Either the machine grossly over-charges and boils the battery before blowing the reg/rec. (My guess is that this is down to bad earth refference. Remove and check/clean the earth straps betwixt battery and block and ensure the block connector from the reg/rec to the loom is clean and tight.
The second one the bike stops charging because the block connector between the phases of the alternator and the reg/rec melts. Sometimes this will blow the reg/rec. Sometimes not. I had a woman in two days ago with this problem and when I shunted around the melted connector everything was honky-dory again!!!!
Worth checking and doing a bit of preventative maintenance on, I also ran an extra earth from the body of the reg/rec to the battery negative post. On earlier versions of the Ducati system this was important as the Reg/rec earthed through the frame. with the V7 system I'm not so sure but it won't do any harm!!!
Pete
Last couple of months I've had several V7s through withcharging problems/blown reg/recs.
FAilures seem to come in two forms. Either the machine grossly over-charges and boils the battery before blowing the reg/rec. (My guess is that this is down to bad earth refference. Remove and check/clean the earth straps betwixt battery and block and ensure the block connector from the reg/rec to the loom is clean and tight.
The second one the bike stops charging because the block connector between the phases of the alternator and the reg/rec melts. Sometimes this will blow the reg/rec. Sometimes not. I had a woman in two days ago with this problem and when I shunted around the melted connector everything was honky-dory again!!!!
Worth checking and doing a bit of preventative maintenance on, I also ran an extra earth from the body of the reg/rec to the battery negative post. On earlier versions of the Ducati system this was important as the Reg/rec earthed through the frame. with the V7 system I'm not so sure but it won't do any harm!!!
Pete