| alternator went out goldwing. [message #485299] |
Wed, 19 October 2005 23:32 |
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hello. i was on a ride and stopped on the road for a break, pushed the
button and click.
proceeded to the next town, found a Napa store, they had THE BATTERY for my
bike {smiles followed}.
when i pulled the old batt out 2 of the cells were REALLY hot, shorted out i
suppose.
checked the alt output no go. checked into motel had steak and rum.
ran home next day after pulling all the fuses except ign and starter.
ok now i have replaced the brushes on the alternator, it wont put out
anything.
what happens to these alternators when they are tasked with charging a
shorted batt?
do the diodes go out? is the rectifier bad?
i tested the stator, slip rings, armature and rotor. all check ok with
ohmmeter.
how do i test the rectifier/diodes. the goldwing bible doesn't specify how
to check all components.
i am low on the fundage and can get a new alt from a bud at Honda for 200$
but if its just a component i would rather do that.
BTW bike has 31k on it and no extra load on the electrical system{i.e. rings
of fire, lights }
thanks in advance for your time to respond.
Matt {hotwng1}
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| Re: alternator went out goldwing. [message #485300 ] |
Wed, 19 October 2005 23:35 |
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BTW you can e m ail me at {skidflap) at hotmail.
thanks Matt
<matt [at] matt.org> wrote in message
news:kXy5f.4368$BZ5.3012 [at] newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
> hello. i was on a ride and stopped on the road for a break, pushed the
> button and click.
> proceeded to the next town, found a Napa store, they had THE BATTERY for
> my bike {smiles followed}.
> when i pulled the old batt out 2 of the cells were REALLY hot, shorted out
> i suppose.
> checked the alt output no go. checked into motel had steak and rum.
> ran home next day after pulling all the fuses except ign and starter.
>
> ok now i have replaced the brushes on the alternator, it wont put out
> anything.
>
> what happens to these alternators when they are tasked with charging a
> shorted batt?
> do the diodes go out? is the rectifier bad?
> i tested the stator, slip rings, armature and rotor. all check ok with
> ohmmeter.
> how do i test the rectifier/diodes. the goldwing bible doesn't specify how
> to check all components.
> i am low on the fundage and can get a new alt from a bud at Honda for 200$
> but if its just a component i would rather do that.
> BTW bike has 31k on it and no extra load on the electrical system{i.e.
> rings of fire, lights }
> thanks in advance for your time to respond.
> Matt {hotwng1}
>
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