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Originally Posted by bezsv650
Am I to check this voltage while the bike is running ? Do I scrape off the wire coating - how do it do it? Please confirm.
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Yes, the bike has to be running because we want to see the output of the reg/rec measured at the reg/rec and yes, your diagram shows where you would be measuring. There will be power on the red lead even with ignition off.
There isn't a good (easy) way to do this which is why I suggested making up a replacement lead using regular spade connectors, bypassing the bike's loom altogether for a test.
You could scrape off the insulation but the risk of damaging the wires would be high. You could pierce each wire with a pin and measure the voltage between the pins. I'd stagger the pins so they're not level with each other to reduce the chance of shorting them, but you will need to ensure nothing touches any metal parts of the bike.