Rectifier

Chester · Jul 2, 2011

Hey Gents 74MKIIA

I'm putting the wiring harness and electrical components back on, and was just blowing some compressed air on the rectifier

to get some dust off, and some larger flakes of paint blew off as well.

Do you think this impedes the function of the rectifier, like is it some kind of insulation or something?

Appreciate you opinions!

Chester

Hobot · Jul 2, 2011

Oh oh, now ya gone and done it, made the rect. slightly more efficient by removing some of the heat flow insulating factory paint. Could re spray it for ole times sake and only your hair dresser would know for sure...

The real risk is just handling old wires and connections, so best wishes on that.

Diablouph · Jul 2, 2011

Boy is the Hobot right. If you have not already done it, check EVERY wire and EVERY connection. You would be amazed at how they degrade.

Chester · Jul 2, 2011

Yeah point taken and done.

Everything (connectors ) has been inspected cleaned and polished!

I decided to use my original harness, as it was in pretty good shape, just really dusty.
Got rid of alot of the wires that weren't doing anything. That cleaned things up a bit too.
Then just gave it the end to end once over.

thanks for the thoughts guys!

daveparry · Jul 2, 2011

It's always worth pulling the bullet connectors out of their sleeves, cleaning them up and re-fitting them. It's surprising how much surface corrosion can form on them after a few years and can completely insulate the two parts from each other!

Dave.

Hobot · Jul 2, 2011

Yeah sure sounds good but in practice best let sleeping dogs lay as too often bullet comes out with a piece of corroded tube and then must replace or remake the connection, so my advice is don't do it unless you've got replacement items on hand and are in the mood for it. Happened on Ms Peel some years ago and just recently on Trixie Combat in head light shell so had to put in a triple female bullet as ran out the dual common connection kind. Good to be rid of all the police dead ends.

DogT · Jul 2, 2011

Hey, guys, I'm using my original 69 harness, I replaced a few ends and used some De-Ox on them, but I too noticed that some of the paint was coming off that selenium rectumfrier. Didn't seem to matter, just attrition. If you're worried, get a new one, they are much smaller now, but it doesn't look so cool when you take the seat off.

Dave
69S

Hobot · Jul 2, 2011

Hm. wonder how warm those fins must get to cook off the pain and if they are getting too hot for some reason?

DogT · Jul 2, 2011

Not heat, just age.

Dave
69S

Olephart · Jul 2, 2011

If a rectumfier is getting hot, something is real wrong. Most spent rectumfiers I've seen were the results of someone not using a wrench on top when tighening the bottom nut, thereby ripping the wire otta the diodes, then no workie. Diodes are go/no go. Infinity one way - zero resistance the other. Simple to check with a DVOM.

Mike

Torontonian · Jul 2, 2011

So like good luck rectifying the flakey issue ,try gluing the pieces back on to the plates ?

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