MtnEX
06-04-2009, 02:24 PM
Well my coil tests out with a digital meter.
The rectifier does not at all.
Not with my meter, not even with a high dollar Fluke.
I'm thinking it should read the resistance at the 200 setting.
BUT IT DOES NOT.
I do get a reading with an analog meter though.
I checked it with 2 different ones of the same brand.
Both read no higher than 3 ohm resistance on any test.
Should read 5 ~15 ohm for my KFX450R
I think the rectifier is bad, but don't know how it's related to my issues really.
Other than over or undercharging the battery... what would the other symtoms be?
This is a fuel injected bike if it matters.
Could it cause a miss and make it stall very easily and not seem to affect the battery too much?
I guess I just don't fully understand them all that well. I understand that they convert AC to DC... and I know the regulator part regulates the voltage...
I just don't know the rest.
Like I don't think it is undercharging the system, or not all the time anyways... but might be overcharging... but I would think that would make things better instead of worse... like a hotter spark, etc..
What gives with all this?
I need help.
The rectifier does not at all.
Not with my meter, not even with a high dollar Fluke.
I'm thinking it should read the resistance at the 200 setting.
BUT IT DOES NOT.
I do get a reading with an analog meter though.
I checked it with 2 different ones of the same brand.
Both read no higher than 3 ohm resistance on any test.
Should read 5 ~15 ohm for my KFX450R
I think the rectifier is bad, but don't know how it's related to my issues really.
Other than over or undercharging the battery... what would the other symtoms be?
This is a fuel injected bike if it matters.
Could it cause a miss and make it stall very easily and not seem to affect the battery too much?
I guess I just don't fully understand them all that well. I understand that they convert AC to DC... and I know the regulator part regulates the voltage...
I just don't know the rest.
Like I don't think it is undercharging the system, or not all the time anyways... but might be overcharging... but I would think that would make things better instead of worse... like a hotter spark, etc..
What gives with all this?
I need help.