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Sid Squid · 20-11-10, 03:06 PM

Yes, but not on an SV.
However the principle is the same - something went wrong causing an internal connection where it shouldn't be. Almost certainly two of the incoming wires from the alternator became crossed and the resulting high voltage, low resistance mixture got warm - very warm.

It's always the same when the electrical smoke leaks out - it stops working.

20-11-10, 03:06 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Regulator/Rectifier Failure Yes, but not on an SV. However the principle is the same - something went wrong causing an internal connection where it shouldn't be. Almost certainly two of the incoming wires from the alternator became crossed and the resulting high voltage, low resistance mixture got warm - very warm. It's always the same when the electrical smoke leaks out - it stops working. __________________ 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"