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R/R! did i kill it?

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I had a short on my bike today. It started after i had to jump the bike due to it not starting yesterday due to it being extremely humid that night.

All day today i had no head light or turn signals, and i get home from work, find the short, it was a couple wires crushed in the socket for the seat. One of 3 wires was the ground wire for the rectifier. I corrected the short, but now the bike has absolutely zero electrical power! The battery has power, i can turn the starter by bridging the relay. Nothing else does.

If i have killed the R/R, is there a cheap replacement? Or does anyone have one to sell? :)

Tis a 1980 850GL with Pacifico Aero front fairings (and a few gremlins)
 
OK..before you start buying stuff...did ya check the fuses?

I know it's obvious, but it is the first step....
 
Yeah, first thing i did :D
Then i checked the connections, all seem fine

BTW: RAmen ;)
 
So i tested the RR according to the papers, and all 3 wires read about 7v at the meter one way, and out of range the other. the 7v is both with the red(m) to ground(r) and black(m) to red(r)

m=meter and r=rectifier of course
 
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