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That's a good illustration of measuring the system voltage drop directly.

By the way, the drop should not be zero, that would defy physics.

This is how I wired my R/R, I like it simple.
This is the easiest and the most bullet proof way to hook up the Mosfet Regulator/Rectifier

kaw-a-holic

I'm going your way...what a great suggestion!

daveo wrote: kaw-a-holic

I'm going your way...what a great suggestion!

I will get you some more picks on how I wired it in. For my 77, I ran new wires from the stator to the R/R. That's the 3 yellow wires you see coming from my R/R. Bat lead will go to my resetable breaker then to the bat. Negative will go straight to battery.

Nessism wrote: Sounds like a wiring issue. The stator should feed directly into the R/R. Bypass the factory harness. Output power from the R/R can feed into the fuse block, again bypassing the harness or tap the harness and look for voltage loss in the circuit. R/R ground should be to a solid frame point or direct to the battery. Don't trust the factory wiring, particularly with regards to grounds.

Well, I found what I think is the culprit...at least one of them.
The cheap (unused) stator I bought off ebay a couple weeks ago was just that. One leg would not register when I checked it on the bike earlier today. When I pulled it out and looked closely at it, I then realized why Genuine Kawasaki (stators anyway) is the best way to go.
On close examination, I'm reminded with 100% certainty why not to buy Chinese made parts for my bike. The junk stator looked pretty good when I installed it. Skimping on wire gauge thickness is a lousy place to cut manufacturing costs.



The old OEM Kaw stator I removed passed the ohm test, and I have a FA020AA Shindengen Mosfet regulator on the way.
So, here I go again...

Oh man, you should have bought the SH-775. It's a series R/R, the FH family units are shunting R/R's. Oh well though, you should be okay. Hope you got a good price.

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Nessism wrote: Oh man, you should have bought the SH-775. It's a series R/R, the FH family units are shunting R/R's. Oh well though, you should be okay. Hope you got a good price.

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$47.50 shipped:

Nessism wrote: Oh man, you should have bought the SH-775. It's a series R/R, the FH family units are shunting R/R's. Oh well though, you should be okay. Hope you got a good price.

I'm pleased with the results ...

China strikes again.
Steve

swest wrote: China strikes again.
Steve

Strike three...out of here!!! In the dumpster, buried under a pile of sawdust...good riddance.

I'm still pissed about choppers falling out of the air.
Steve

Sorry for not being able to follow through sooner everyone. It took 2 weeks for me to receive my parts!

Then, of course, it took a few days to get to, then recheck, then some little road tests here & there, but anyway, the bike is fixed.
I've gone out on a couple 100-200 mile day trips & it's back to a daily rider again now for 2 weeks.

Nessism, the SH-775 is working just great. I bought the Triumph lead kit & just spliced into the factory harness with bullet connectors.
The only modification needed was slightly longer mounting bolts.

Thanks again everyone. All help is much appreciated