Reg/Rec Confessional

[user 773]

Ok, time for confessional...

When I first bought my '86 Max this spring, I immediately ordered a new (stock) reg/rec to attempt to fix my charging problems.

I have since found this and other forums that would have changed what I did, but now I am replacing my stator and battery for good measure and have to confess to (and ask about) what might have been a big mistake...

When I replaced my reg/rec, I found the connection melted/trashed. Taking note that all the wires on the bike side were white, I cut the connector away (to good wire) taking extreme caution to keep them configured corretly, placed a blade connector on each one, and connected the new reg/rec.

Here is my question... If I had accidentally plugged those three white wires (now seperate from a connector plug) in to the reg/rec incorrectly, would I know it? Would the bike run at all? Is there a good way to identify the wires (as they are all white) and where they should plug in to the reg/rec? Could I have blown the new reg/rec? :bang head:

I am planning to run a seperate ground wire from the reg/rec to the battery and would like to fix/improve anything else I need to while I'm in there changing the battery and stator... I have already soldered the daylights out of the crimp... :thumbs up:

I kneel before the electrical gods and ask forgiveness/advice... :worthy:

\m/ DS

 

[maleko89]

lol, no worries!

It doesn't matter with the three white wires from the stator hook to the connection to the R/R. If the the connection melted then there's a good chance the stator overheated too. Mine did that. I replaced to OEM stator and late model R/R and also soldered the stator to R/R connection. I haven't had a problem since.

Mark
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[user 773]

Whew... :whistlin:

Sometimes knowing just enough to get ones self in trouble sucks... :biglaugh:

\m/ DS

 

[Bill Seward]

If you're gonna run a seperate ground wire to the battery, do a little bit more work, and run the charging (red) wire from the R/R to the positive terminal on the battery, too... Eliminates all the nonsense with the "crimp", and other 20 year old (and probably a bit corroded!) connections between the R/R and the battery...