over voltage situation?

[Luc Legrain]

Aaaah, the beautiful look of brand new, straight out of the showroom floor, PLASTICS, on a motored-cycle that you know, deep down in your belly ( let's stay above the belly button,please.. )you always wanted, the one and only KLR 651cc's ( Cubic Centimeters) , but then, slowly but surely, the dreaded "FADE" sets in, like a girl friend getting old, or me getting too old for a girl friend.I have my 651cc's anyways.... They were Aztec Red on mine, back in '05 ,but the rains,snows,hails,salts,sunny summers, took their dues, and turned my Aztec Reds into somekind of "what the heck is that ?" kind of shade, UNTIL THIS MORNING ,YES SIREEE BOB, after many nights staying up very early ,concocting, like an Alchemist some un-godly potions to revive the Reds, I got it.... I,like Shelley's doctor,REVIVED THE REDS!!! Joy!!!! Joy!! Joy!! Rantings of an '05 KLR owner that had too many Heinies because he is not working this week,you say? Poppycock I say !! Wait until you see the before and after pictures (not of my girl friend you perv.) of my OLD, NEW REDS . Cheers !!!

[Mike Hilton]

I would agree with Jeff, if you have poor or corroded connections the alternator will try and overcome this by putting out more. Mike H.

----- Original Message ----- From: Jeff Saline To: mk15sims@... Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Over Voltage Situation? On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:13:27 -0000 "mk15sims@..." writes: > My GPS kept turning off at highway speeds, but works fine at low > power or on batteries alone. This got me wondering if I was getting > bad power from the bike. Threw the multi-meter on the battery leads > and sure enough, at idle voltage is 15v. During run-up to 4k rpm, > the voltage crept up to ~16.5~17v. I stroked out the cash for a new > regulator, but before I plugged it in, I performed the resistance > test as described in the manual. The original regulator had the > exact same readings as the new. > So, have you had experience with a similar problem? The manual goes > on to describe testing the stator coil circuit, but I was hoping I > really didn't have to go there ($$$). > > It's an '03 A17 with 42k miles. <><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> mk15sims, Make sure the electrical connections are clean and tight. Also make sure the regulator is securely fastened to the frame. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT . __________________________________________________________ Lose up to 20 lbs in one month with a new diet. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTFoYcbaUX5rTPkFvkyNTMh0b6I1hjhw15wRC76QpXCwotJkJNq56w/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]