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Old 08-09-19, 03:56 PM   #1
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Default Burning my cap out

Hello all have a 1st gen curvy on a 2001 plate
Got charging issues and I'm no good with eletrics
Bought a multimeter and replaced the battery with a yusa yt12a bs reads 12.7 without engine started as its new when I start the her she jumped straight up 18.4 I presume this is a bad RR and just to replace the entire unit ?? Never seen it before so high and does this indicate its frying it
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Old 08-09-19, 05:08 PM   #2
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Yes will be a duff voltage Regulator as 18+ volts will fry a battery in short order. Somewhere around 14volts a more normal charging rate on 12v electrics.

A quick look on eBay shows new RR units available from around £18 - have to wonder whether they'd be as robust as O.E. but God knows how much a new one from Suzuki would be and a new cheapie probably still a better bet than a typical used item
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Old 08-09-19, 06:24 PM   #3
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Hello all have a 1st gen curvy on a 2001 plate
Got charging issues and I'm no good with eletrics
Bought a multimeter and replaced the battery with a yusa yt12a bs reads 12.7 without engine started as its new when I start the her she jumped straight up 18.4 I presume this is a bad RR and just to replace the entire unit ?? Never seen it before so high and does this indicate its frying it
The regulator part of the Regulator/Rectifier has gone.

Have a read here,

https://cx500.000webhostapp.com/Mosf...sfetUniRR.html

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Old 08-09-19, 08:23 PM   #4
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Yes, bad RR.

Get yourself an Eletrex one to replace yours

Be aware that curvy's had two types, one had a single connector, the other (probably later ones) had two connectors

Mine was a 2002 and had the two connectors

https://www.electrexworld.co.uk/cgi-...O&ACTION=Go%21
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Old 09-09-19, 07:21 AM   #5
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Meanwhile dont run it with that sort of charge going into the new battery or you will be buying another one very shortly.
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Meanwhile dont run it with that sort of charge going into the new battery or you will be buying another one very shortly.
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Old 10-09-19, 04:48 PM   #7
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When the Reg/Rec packed up on my TDM850 it not only fried the battery, but also blew most of the bulbs and took out the ignition module / ECU before I realised what the problem was

So yeah, isn't much on a 12V electrical system that likes a sustained 18 volts through it
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Old 11-09-19, 03:46 PM   #8
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The cheap Chinese ebay regs are a big gamble and not worth it IMO. Some people have had luck with them, plenty have not and some of the regulators have little but sand inside them.
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If you do fit an Electrex World one you will need to move it to under the pillion seat or wherever you can fit it as bigger than the Suzuki item & tail piece won't fit back on, plus altering the wiring to suit if you have the gear to & can solder. I didn't so returned the Electrex item for a refund and check the original regularly.
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Old 12-09-19, 11:18 PM   #10
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Series regulator alternative:


http://web.ncf.ca/ag136/SV650/seriesRegulator.html
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