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Tillerman
Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2024 - 07:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hi all,
I need a new rectifier but don't want to end up buying a cheap Chinese job. Can anyone recommend a good brand, but not too expensive?
Plenty on eBay, but seem unbranded or Chinese.

Many thanks
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Tillerman
Posted on Saturday, June 15, 2024 - 07:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Forgot to mention, I'm in the UK.
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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2024 - 10:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Maybe just go for a original one to make things easier!?

I bought one of these some time ago
https://www.ebay.com/itm/380704480069
But not far enough with the built to install it ,so can't tell if it was worth it
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2024 - 09:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I put one from roadstercycle on my Ulysses. Granted it's an xb,but pretty sure Jack has them for tubers too. Roadstercycle.com

Or just get a stock one.

I went with the roadstercycle one because it's more "universal", for future replacements. Retrofit now, plug and play later if needed.
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Tillerman
Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 08:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

It's the stock one I'm after. They all look stock but from China. All the ones showing and saying they're for an S3t aren't the same as my old one. Mine has a bullet connector running alongside the two pin plug, also the earth connects via a small bolt onto the rectifier. The ones off the S2 look the same as mine.
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Brother_in_buells
Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 03:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

https://www.motorcyclestorehouse.com/product/91318 3
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Piercethekiki
Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - 08:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I just bought a Cycle Electric VR, it does not have threads on the back for the ground wire that comes out of the wiring harness with the oil pressure sensor. I would recommend staying away from this one and just get a stock VR from HD.

Anyone have any suggestions on how I can make my Cycle Electric VR work. Do I need to attach the ground wire somehow?
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 12:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yes, you need to attach the ground. Put a ring terminal on the wire, and put it over one of the mounting bolts.
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Piercethekiki
Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 11:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Thanks Ratbuell,

The wire already has a ring terminal, and it doesnt fit over the posts that attach the regulator to the plate it rests on. The OEM regulator has a bolt and thread on the back where that wire usually goes, the new Cycle Electric regulator (which says its compatible with my model of Buell) does not.

I want to use the CE regulator because it apparently does not dump extra load to the stator (which the OEM regulator is supposedly doing) but if I can't find a way to attach this now extra wire back to the frame I may return it and hit the stealership
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 01:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Go to harbor freight.

Buy a pack of ring terminals. They come in various sizes, and you can get a big box of assorted sizes for like $12.

Buy a pair of wire crimpers.

Cut off the old ring terminal. Pick one that fits over the stud, and fits the gauge of wire. Strip back the wire, crimp on the new ring terminal.
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