Eating Recifiers
Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 2:39 pm
A few months ago, I lost the rectifier on my ‘05 S83. I followed the testing procedures and many of the leads were showing open instead of the 1-10 or 1-20 ohms I should be reading. I found a “new old stock” and in the box oem Suzuki rectifier on ebay and installed it.
It failed again. I checked my alternator and I’m reading 90+ volts on the yellow leads coming from the alternator at high rpms. I don’t have a reliable tachometer, so I had my son rev the engine while I tested the leads.
Any idea why I could be losing these? They aren’t cheap. Is there a reliable aftermarket rectifier? Any ideas? Could not enough air flow during syncing fry one?
It failed again. I checked my alternator and I’m reading 90+ volts on the yellow leads coming from the alternator at high rpms. I don’t have a reliable tachometer, so I had my son rev the engine while I tested the leads.
Any idea why I could be losing these? They aren’t cheap. Is there a reliable aftermarket rectifier? Any ideas? Could not enough air flow during syncing fry one?