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Honda R/R vs MOSFET R/R

  • Thread starter Thread starter payjay314
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;)Check out the replacement R/R thread in tips, there are a multitude of onesthat will fit. The Arctic Cat one on my bike is so far so good. :eek:Gotta go knock on wood
 
That must be a Shindengen FH012 or similar right? A Mosfet. Loads of bikes use them.

You need to change your Signature... Bwringer is trying to get a VX out of his stable, perhaps you should pair up :D
 
Just got my FH012AAA today in the mail...Man this sucker is huge. It was much bigger than I expected, but it looked like it could take a beating. Now how do I install it,lol? I have an idea, but if some can post me their setup or send me a link it would be much appreciated...
 
Mr payjay 314

Looking at the pictures you posted earlier of your separate R + R, they show the classic signs of electrical system problems, namely:

  • acid attack of battery cage possibly due to overflow after overcharging from faulty regulator
  • severe overheating of connectors (black burns on plastic covers)
  • corroded terminal connectors
  • corroded terminals on starter solenoid
I suggest that if you have not done so already, that you properly clean all the electrical connectors and earth points on your bike before fitting and running your new R/R, or you could end up having the same electrical/charging problems again. Those corroded connections cause high resistance, voltage loss and overheating of connections and your new R/R will never be able to do its job correctly if you have not sorted out all the connectors.
 
As for the wiring...it's best to bypass the factory harness when it comes to the charging system and start fresh. Wire the stator directly into the new R/R using new spade connectors. Do NOT connect your stator into the factory harness since Suzuki made one of their few design errors regarding this (well covered in countless threads now in the archives). The R/R needs proper grounding as well (also well covered in archived threads). The one area where you can go back into the old harness is the power out wire of the R/R; feeding back into the fuse box should be fine, unless your fuse box is corroded. Jim Posplayer put together some good info regarding this so please check Basscliff's site for the link. You can also just bypass the fuse box entirely and run a simple in-line fuse in the power out to the battery. This is very simple and foolproof method.

Please take some time and look though Cliff's site for pertinent links, and check the archives here for tons more info. It gets old repeating ones self again and again on these repetitive problem threads.
 
salty_monk said:
That must be a Shindengen FH012 or similar right? A Mosfet. Loads of bikes use them.

You need to change your Signature... Bwringer is trying to get a VX out of his stable, perhaps you should pair up :D
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Don't want his :p he crashed it!;)
 
Thanks for the tips guys!!! I was planning on going through the whole harness and checking for any problems and replacing any faulty/corroded connections with spade type...This will be before I install the R/R.
 
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