Thread: Rectifier help

So I am reassembling and tonight's focus area was the battery box. When I disassembled my bike at the start of the project, I didn't pay attention to the order of how all the parts of the rectifier go together and I can't find a diagram to help.

Here is a picture of the parts as I think they are assembled assuming the screw head is at the right hand end. Note that the wire on the left of the picture is the red one.

Can anybody help me out?

hey man, i just took mine off because im pretty sure it bad as ohms are going through both ways, but as far as assembly is concerned assuming im starting on the right hand side of your photo mine is assembled as such (and to my knowlage has never been disassembled)

so from the right i have the bolt, then small washer, then thick washer, then the green lead, then the first plate, then the raiser, then another thick washer, another plate, another raiser, red lead, thick washer, mounting bracket, small washer, and then last the nut.

hope this helps

I will give it a try that way.

Thanks a lot Kyle.

yeah, i hope it works out, when you get it together test continuity both was, one should have it and one shouldent i think

the only way to tell is to hook the part up to a signal generator..beyond that your pissing in the wind...personally forget that part and go buy a new silicone diode..guy on ebay sells em for 40bucks with all hardware needed...the old POS rectifier is one part that you should upgrade to modern standards...good luck

I agree with snooter on this one

I tested mine using an HP4145B parameter analyzer and found a significant amount of leakage current when reverse biased

A multimeter reading is more useful on the diode setting than resistance setting

New school regulator is much better, a real voltage regulator is the best bet

Old Honda bikes had a weakness in this regard. Even my 89 VFR750 had a big problem with voltage regulators overheating and failing. The first thing you do on that VFR is go aftermarket on the voltage regulator or add some home made cooling fans to keep the stock ones working.