unleashedlive
XS400 Enthusiast
I feel like I've read a lot of threads and learned a lot but I'm still not getting a charging voltage off the bike and my battery is dying on me.
'79
Checking resistance across the 3 white rectifier wires and I get consistent 1.4-ish ohms
Checking resistance between the brown and green wires from the stator and I get the right 4.5ish ohms
Battery voltage never changes from its starting 12.5ish volts (battery needs a charge, but regardless)
The manual I downloaded seems to talk about an adjustable voltage regulator but mines all sealed and I'm getting much different ohm readings like 440 and 1500 instead of 10.5 and 140 but idk if thats because the reg is different?
I'm wonder where else to look. I read one thread that mentioned the voltage off the brown wire should be about the battery voltage? Mine reads nothing off that.
'79
Checking resistance across the 3 white rectifier wires and I get consistent 1.4-ish ohms
Checking resistance between the brown and green wires from the stator and I get the right 4.5ish ohms
Battery voltage never changes from its starting 12.5ish volts (battery needs a charge, but regardless)
The manual I downloaded seems to talk about an adjustable voltage regulator but mines all sealed and I'm getting much different ohm readings like 440 and 1500 instead of 10.5 and 140 but idk if thats because the reg is different?
I'm wonder where else to look. I read one thread that mentioned the voltage off the brown wire should be about the battery voltage? Mine reads nothing off that.