Hishman
XS400 Addict
It's been quite a while since I was on here. With the school year in session and trying to run a home business I have really not had time to work on the xs. But today I really missed riding it an now i'm making it a priority to get running. Last time I worked on it it ran but had a charging issue. Here is all the information I remember
All readings taken with .2-.3 lead resistance
-I rewired the stator. Ohms are 1.0-1.1
-Tested the field coil ohms are 4.3-4.4
-Field coil does not magnetize with key on but running green/black to +/- on battery produces magnetic field
- Bought this new voltage regulator and wired like this
-Tested continuity of rectifier. All diodes are good.
- 12 ish volts from the battery. Absolutely no change in volts between running and not but when i pull the regulator off and run the field coil directly to the battery i get in increase in volts. I got over 13 maybe more. Its hard to tell as the bike doesn't like to rev very well.
So whats next? I would assume that there is either a short somewhere or a bad connection. What is a good method for tracking it down. My guess would be take each plug and temporarily splice the wires directly together until it starts to charge.
All readings taken with .2-.3 lead resistance
-I rewired the stator. Ohms are 1.0-1.1
-Tested the field coil ohms are 4.3-4.4
-Field coil does not magnetize with key on but running green/black to +/- on battery produces magnetic field
- Bought this new voltage regulator and wired like this
-Tested continuity of rectifier. All diodes are good.
- 12 ish volts from the battery. Absolutely no change in volts between running and not but when i pull the regulator off and run the field coil directly to the battery i get in increase in volts. I got over 13 maybe more. Its hard to tell as the bike doesn't like to rev very well.
So whats next? I would assume that there is either a short somewhere or a bad connection. What is a good method for tracking it down. My guess would be take each plug and temporarily splice the wires directly together until it starts to charge.
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