gs1100g charging problem

[bwarnock]

----my bike just quit one day--checked everything -finally tappe rectifier lightly with hammer--spark normalized but periodically will quit and bike will stall. Ordered new one in stops stalling but doesn't allow charging to happen. Old one does but will give out???? thankyou Bob

[Guest]

Do the stator papers

http://www.thegsresources.com/gs_garage.htm

You may have a bad stator, connections or battery.
Who knows until you check.

[BassCliff]

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[lucabond]

Old electrial connectors are way to commond on these old bikes. Check all connections for clean metal and tight fit. By tapping on it you may have caused the plug to make contact and then the contact was lost by ridding. Thats a good place to start good clean connectors, good luck.

[bwarnock]

gs1100g charging

Thankyou for your help.

I did separate wires leading to fuse box etc. and my cutting out problem is gone. Seems to be running just fine however when I did check my volts coming though to battery it showed around 12.4 when reving to 4000 rpm was around 12.8----at idle is around 12.0 ---other than that runs fine. Not sure if those numbers will sustain batter enough.

thx Bob

[BassCliff]

Hi Mr. bwarnock,

Those voltage numbers will probably not keep your battery charged. Go through the troubleshooting procedures in the Stator Papers to find out what is not working. Note that the Stator Papers specify starting with a known good battery when troubleshooting. You should be getting around 14.5v at the battery when revving around 4000-5000 rpm. Keep us informed.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[posplayr]

Thankyou for your help.

I did separate wires leading to fuse box etc. and my cutting out problem is gone. Seems to be running just fine however when I did check my volts coming though to battery it showed around 12.4 when reving to 4000 rpm was around 12.8----at idle is around 12.0 ---other than that runs fine. Not sure if those numbers will sustain batter enough.

thx Bob

No smoke is good, but sorry no cigar on those voltages