Electrical issues

[Dmwelch]

Hey guys, I'm having some trouble with my charging system on my '80 xs400, at idle I'm getting 11.36v as I rev it up it will slowly increase in voltage to battery.

Is that normal to be such a low voltage at idle? I thought it was supposed to be somewhere in 14v?

Some one set me straight in this


Thanks

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[16VGTIDave]

Not normal, but not unheard of either. I'd suggest following the testing and troubleshooting procedures in the manual to isolate the issue. Corroded connections and broken wires are common culprits.

 

[Scorpio1963]

Dave is correct on this,I found on my bike the wires inside the connections had completely broke inside.Good luck with it.Also have you checked the battery to make sure its good?