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My 850 E-Bay chopper is not keeping the battery charged, especially with the headlght on--it's been converted to negative ground with a standard alternator and what looks like a Radio Shack generic rectifier. When it's running the DC voltage dances around with ghost readings all over the place. The AC leads ghost around as well but seem to be providing enough voltage and amperage to be adequate, rising with RPM.
With the battery connected to the rectifier and the ignition off I notice that one of the AC input terminals is bleeding 2 volts DC or so while the other AC terminal shows about a millivolt. That seems to indicate a breakdown in the rectifier's polarity--I'd appreciate your suggestions--many thanks
Tim Kraakevik
kraakevik@voyager.net
With the battery connected to the rectifier and the ignition off I notice that one of the AC input terminals is bleeding 2 volts DC or so while the other AC terminal shows about a millivolt. That seems to indicate a breakdown in the rectifier's polarity--I'd appreciate your suggestions--many thanks
Tim Kraakevik
kraakevik@voyager.net