Ok,so I have been looking around using the search function and I have found threads relating to the stator and the voltage regulator,but not for this particular problem,it is like it has symptoms of both.
1997 vmax xt 600 twin.no electric start,no reverse.
it has eaten two headlight bulbs,the first one I didn't get to see,the hood was open,and I noticed it right after plugging my l.e.d. taillight in with the sled running,so I thought it was some sort of voltage spike since the lighting is a.c. apparently not.
the second one I was riding and the headlight got really bright for a second then popped,making me think regulator.
but,very shortly after that all of the lights on the sled got very dim,and stayed that way,voltage even went low enough that anything l.e.d.
shut off.that makes me think low stator output.fine the next day.so I have questions I have not found an answer to.
yes I checked for rub throughs,i found nothing,anywhere.
-can the stator produce too much voltage,enough to "overpower' the voltage regulator?
-can the voltage regulator fail in a way that it does not let enough power get to the lights?
I am sort of baffled by the fact that I got 2 opposite symptoms like that.
I even drove around this afternoon with a multi-meter in place of the headlight bulb,and never got too much or not enough voltage.perfect,it is hard to diagnose something that won't stay broken.
-does the load from the headlight need to be there to cause the symptom?
-if there was a bad connection at the regulator I think that could cause the high voltage,but what about the low voltage?(I did have it unplugged while working on some other things,previous to this)
-symptom is new this year,pretty much right out of storage,never had it before.
-I did have to do some welding on the chassis,but unplugged every thing I could find prior,so I don't think I fried anything,can't find any wiring damage anywhere,not saying i'm not missing damage somewhere,just have not found any.
so,i'm kind of stumped,any ideas or information would be greatly appreciated,thanks.
1997 vmax xt 600 twin.no electric start,no reverse.
it has eaten two headlight bulbs,the first one I didn't get to see,the hood was open,and I noticed it right after plugging my l.e.d. taillight in with the sled running,so I thought it was some sort of voltage spike since the lighting is a.c. apparently not.
the second one I was riding and the headlight got really bright for a second then popped,making me think regulator.
but,very shortly after that all of the lights on the sled got very dim,and stayed that way,voltage even went low enough that anything l.e.d.
shut off.that makes me think low stator output.fine the next day.so I have questions I have not found an answer to.
yes I checked for rub throughs,i found nothing,anywhere.
-can the stator produce too much voltage,enough to "overpower' the voltage regulator?
-can the voltage regulator fail in a way that it does not let enough power get to the lights?
I am sort of baffled by the fact that I got 2 opposite symptoms like that.
I even drove around this afternoon with a multi-meter in place of the headlight bulb,and never got too much or not enough voltage.perfect,it is hard to diagnose something that won't stay broken.
-does the load from the headlight need to be there to cause the symptom?
-if there was a bad connection at the regulator I think that could cause the high voltage,but what about the low voltage?(I did have it unplugged while working on some other things,previous to this)
-symptom is new this year,pretty much right out of storage,never had it before.
-I did have to do some welding on the chassis,but unplugged every thing I could find prior,so I don't think I fried anything,can't find any wiring damage anywhere,not saying i'm not missing damage somewhere,just have not found any.
so,i'm kind of stumped,any ideas or information would be greatly appreciated,thanks.
