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Author: Subject: Check your rectifier connections
Jon Ison

posted on 8/7/13 at 07:36 PM Reply With Quote
Check your rectifier connections

Had a few random electrical issues and found this........

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But a quick visual inspection it looked ok plugged in.........

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I was aware blades did this regularly having ran one for years but this is a busa setup and didn't think it was a common problem on these but apparently it is, anyhow removed the plug completely and hard wired it with soldered joints, also fed the earth direct to the battery as advised by a bike mechanic.

So check your rectifier connections on a regular basis like you do your oil, at worst you will find nothing but peace of mind, at best you could be saving yourself all sorts of grief and nip a problem in the bud.

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iank

posted on 8/7/13 at 08:43 PM Reply With Quote
Nasty, especially considering how fires can take hold really quickly in a fibreglass car





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b3ngy

posted on 9/7/13 at 10:50 PM Reply With Quote
mine looks all good, any idea what caused it??
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dhutch

posted on 10/7/13 at 03:42 AM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by b3ngy
mine looks all good, any idea what caused it??

Its will be the typical 'dirty/bad connection' issue I expect, especially as its not a IP rated connector, bad contact creates a high resistance joint, and with a high current, generates heat, and it melts.

I get it on my headlight switch, which is carrying right about it limit, and is fine all summer, but it not IP rated and effectively outside, so come the following year its corroded to buggery, gets hot, softens, falls to bits. A rely and ip rated switch are the answer.


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