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Sid Squid · 29-01-09, 10:42 PM

Are you doing a leak test?

If yes, then set the meter to a resistance scale, (ohms, the Omega sign), a range of about 20 ohms is useful, make sure the bike is switched and off remove the leads from the battery, ensure that nothing touches the battery terminals. Clip the meter leads to the bike's battery leads, testing perfection requires no continuity at all, the real world says you may get a few ohms. If you get a significant reading disconnect the reg/rec, if the reading drops off the rectifier diodes are leaky.

29-01-09, 10:42 PM	#5
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: multimeter help please Are you doing a leak test? If yes, then set the meter to a resistance scale, (ohms, the Omega sign), a range of about 20 ohms is useful, make sure the bike is switched and off remove the leads from the battery, ensure that nothing touches the battery terminals. Clip the meter leads to the bike's battery leads, testing perfection requires no continuity at all, the real world says you may get a few ohms. If you get a significant reading disconnect the reg/rec, if the reading drops off the rectifier diodes are leaky. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"