votage regulation

SWARDLAW · Post by **SWARDLAW** » Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:07 am

Some folks on this forum have talked about using the old Honda system and not having problems then go on to say that they have to turn off the headlight and not use the brake light when they are stoped. I have added a front brake light swith so that my brake light comes on with the front brake and rear brake. I also added bar end turn signals. With the Kohler regulator I've had no battery issues for over 8 months of ridding. I love the old bikes but sometimes you have to make a few changes to make them a little safer and easier to use in todays traffic. Ride safe my friends.

redblk63 · Post by **redblk63** » Sun Jun 22, 2014 12:32 pm

Fair comment!

OldStan · Post by **OldStan** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:24 pm

When I got my CL77 the diodes were fried. Put in the Kohler regulator, have been running relatively short distances with the light on and keeping on a battery tender. First long ride it died, turned the light off, ran it until the battery died completely. The regulator was melted , obviously overheated between the yellow lead terminal (with the two windings active with the lights on) and the battery terminal.

Now I'm not sure where to go from here, but definitely not back to the Kohler regulator.

OldStan · Post by **OldStan** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:38 pm

When I got my CL77 the diodes were fried. Put in the Kohler regulator, have been running relatively short distances with the light on and keeping on a battery tender. First long ride it died, turned the light off, ran it until the battery died completely. The regulator was melted , obviously overheated between the yellow lead terminal (with the two windings active with the lights on) and the battery terminal.

Now I'm not sure where to go from here, but definitely not back to the Kohler regulator.

cadman · Post by **cadman** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 8:37 am

Possibly a bad ground - run a ground wire from the regulator mount to the battery. Or a loose wire connection creating resistance.

Kohler regulator/rectifiers are rated at 15 or 25 amps. There is no way your your bike output anywhere near that.

OldStan · Post by **OldStan** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:09 pm

cadman wrote:Possibly a bad ground - run a ground wire from the regulator mount to the battery. Or a loose wire connection creating resistance.

Kohler regulator/rectifiers are rated at 15 or 25 amps. There is no way your your bike output anywhere near that.

Ground was good, bolted to same bolt as the battery ground wire plus another bolt on a bracket welded to the frame. I'm beginning to think it was just a poor quality aftermarket regulator with poor connections inside. The two terminals had come loose from the board inside. I'll check into a Kolher , not aftermarket one and recheck my wire ends.