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Author Message   Zrx1100 Posted on Sunday, October 28, 2012 - 08:54 pm:        looking to access the wisdom of the collective: I have a 2000 M2. 2 years ago I had a regulator go out. replaced with one from cycle electric. yesterday this regulator died (have done the stator check it is OK: conductivity, open to ground and VAC output OK). any thoughts on what may be causing the reg/rectifier burning out repeatedly? thanks   Stev0 Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 03:40 am:        What battery are you using??? How is the reg/rec grounded? I've seen a large amount of reg/rec problems due to low quality batteries and bad grounding.   Zrx1100 Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 04:01 am:        thanks Stev0 the battery is Harley Davidson dated Dec 2007 the VR is Cycle electric. this one is grounded through metal/metal from VR body to the holding bracket using the two bolts. i did not use the "extra" black wire that attaches to the OEM VR. ordered a used OEM VR from ebay. this time will use the wire as well. any thoughts?   Buellistic Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 09:50 am:        Zrx1100: PM me so that "i" can get your e-mail address and "i" will sent ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Class 101 ... (Message edited by buellistic on October 29, 2012)   Jim2 Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 02:28 pm:        If you have the updated front muffler mount that required the Voltage Regulator relocation bracket. The new bracket must have some paint scraped off during installation to allow for a good ground. You might check that if you have this new bracket. The installation instructions are located in the knowledge vault under service upgrades/recalls. This document shows you where to scrape the paint off of the bracket.   Jim2 Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012 - 02:32 pm:        Here is the document: http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/384 2/B032-263579.pdf   Zrx1100 Posted on Thursday, November 01, 2012 - 01:50 am:        thanks, Jim2. it looks like I do not have the updated front muffler mount (even though I have a V&H on it). buellistic, i will send you pm   Zrx1100 Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 12:09 am:        to update: replaced the regulator and the charging is fine. installed a kuryakin voltmeter to keep an eye on the voltage. we'll see. BTW, I dont seem to be able to stick the meter to my cyclone dash. anyone else has this issue? tried all kinds of adhesives. its like the dash is made of teflon   Jim2 Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 04:38 pm:        Most plastic cleaner/protectants (like Armorall) contain Silicon. Glue doesn't stick to silicon. That's my guess.   Buell_bert Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 - 05:51 pm:        Dirty, loose, improper or lack of ground is usually more of a problem than electrical equipment failure. Also remember that most equipment needs more than 1 ground for it all to work properly. ALL grounding points need occasional cleaning. When in doubt clean the grounds.

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