Charging System

[No Worries]

Originally Posted by Antwanny

I think the problem is the rectifier, and this is what im lookin at for a replacement someone tell me if im wrong or throw in their 2 cents before i spend 80 bucks please

My 79 Suzuki had a separate regulator and rectifier, so it was easy to test each. When the rectifier turned out to be bad, I got a new regulator/rectifier (I think it is from a Honda) and hooked it in. Checking voltage and resistance is even easier than Joshua Tree states. Getting to the wires is the hard part. Why blow your brains out?

The rectifier changes alternating current to direct current. The diodes can be checked using your voltmeter and manual. It's easier than spending $80 for a R/R, especially if you still have the same problem after hooking it up. Than you don't know if the new R/R is bad or if something else is wrong (like a bad ground, bad connection, bad battery, bad stator, bad regulator, etc.). And electrical parts can rarely be returned.