Thanks for watching! For the battery you're testing DC voltage so set to DCV 20 (reads any voltage up to 20 volts). For the stator you're testing resistance, which is measured in Ohms. I set my multimeter to 200 Ohms, which is straight down on these HF multimeters.
Thanks, that was a really good explanation 👍 my charging system is working ok but the wires from the stator to the reg/rec are badly corroded inside, previous owners bodgey soldering didn't stick and only thing holding 1 of the wire together was some poorly applied tape and hopes n dreams lol. The fact that striping back the outer layer exposed a kinda greenish powdery corroded type substance and dark grey wires probably didn't help him, but considering the quarter inch roundish chunk of solder he taped up with the 2 joining wires, never really stuck to anything..... except the tape 😒..... I am thankful for the hopes and dreams 😁 because this and so many other bodgey half done elec hackjobs that I have found since getting home could have stranded me at anytime during that 3 day wonderful adventure. Anyway, finally I'll get to my question, I couldn't see where those wires connected once you got your stator out of the engine cover, mine obviously need rewiring... Q... can I replace the wires that go to the reg/rec from the stator connection??? Or, Do I have to replace the stator.... is it hard wired??? coz I don't want even an inch of that old wire left on my bike, not wanting to splice into it outside of the case and only replace part of it. I don't even know if I'm making sense, I was just hoping to get an idea if there is any point removing that engine cover to get to the stator or not, in your opinion......please?? 👊😁
Thanks for watching! Given you want to toss out all of the original wire (and I don't blame you given your description of it), I would have to suggest replacing the stator. There is no junction between that plug under the seat and the stator. It's actually a pretty short run of wire. All that being said, you may find you can replace all the "bad" wire by going under the cover. Hope that makes sense and helps.
@@UrbanMonkTV thanks for replying. Yeah I've never seen wiring like it, I tried getting clean bare wires to rejoin, but the wires were actually repelling the solder and it just dripped off 🤔😀 So I guess it would probably be a good idea to see what's going on under the cover anyway, and yeah I might find a better splice point there, but so far, the deeper I go, the worse it gets
@@bigdaddy741098 I understand the concern. Worst case scenario, there are lots of complete wiring harnesses on eBay that have been stripped off other CX500s.
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i am still ironing out issues but you have a TON !
Haha. If it's too easy I get bored.
Could you tell us what setting you were using while testing the stator ? Is it the same as when you read the battery voltage ?
Thanks for watching! For the battery you're testing DC voltage so set to DCV 20 (reads any voltage up to 20 volts). For the stator you're testing resistance, which is measured in Ohms. I set my multimeter to 200 Ohms, which is straight down on these HF multimeters.
The book was good !
Thank you! I appreciate you reading it!
You should always remove the positive terminal first. That way you can short out your ratchet on the shock. It’ll get you more views I promise.
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Sorry about the bolt. I improvised
No worries! Will find replacement.
Thanks, that was a really good explanation 👍 my charging system is working ok but the wires from the stator to the reg/rec are badly corroded inside, previous owners bodgey soldering didn't stick and only thing holding 1 of the wire together was some poorly applied tape and hopes n dreams lol. The fact that striping back the outer layer exposed a kinda greenish powdery corroded type substance and dark grey wires probably didn't help him, but considering the quarter inch roundish chunk of solder he taped up with the 2 joining wires, never really stuck to anything..... except the tape 😒..... I am thankful for the hopes and dreams 😁 because this and so many other bodgey half done elec hackjobs that I have found since getting home could have stranded me at anytime during that 3 day wonderful adventure.
Anyway, finally I'll get to my question, I couldn't see where those wires connected once you got your stator out of the engine cover, mine obviously need rewiring...
Q... can I replace the wires that go to the reg/rec from the stator connection??? Or,
Do I have to replace the stator.... is it hard wired??? coz I don't want even an inch of that old wire left on my bike, not wanting to splice into it outside of the case and only replace part of it.
I don't even know if I'm making sense, I was just hoping to get an idea if there is any point removing that engine cover to get to the stator or not, in your opinion......please?? 👊😁
Thanks for watching! Given you want to toss out all of the original wire (and I don't blame you given your description of it), I would have to suggest replacing the stator. There is no junction between that plug under the seat and the stator. It's actually a pretty short run of wire. All that being said, you may find you can replace all the "bad" wire by going under the cover. Hope that makes sense and helps.
@@UrbanMonkTV thanks for replying. Yeah I've never seen wiring like it, I tried getting clean bare wires to rejoin, but the wires were actually repelling the solder and it just dripped off 🤔😀 So I guess it would probably be a good idea to see what's going on under the cover anyway, and yeah I might find a better splice point there, but so far, the deeper I go, the worse it gets
@@bigdaddy741098 Good luck. Good news is...at some point the wire WILL end and you'll be at the stator. 🙂
@@UrbanMonkTV but what about all the OTHERS!!?? 😦😳😱😫😫😭
@@bigdaddy741098 I understand the concern. Worst case scenario, there are lots of complete wiring harnesses on eBay that have been stripped off other CX500s.