hey guys, suffice it to say that the last week has been interesting with my bike (88 kat 600). it kept cutting out and kept cutting out on me, seemingly at higher r's. i changed the cdi, and alt just to find out that it was a faulty kickstand switch.
I at least got an extra alt and cdi out of the whole deal... new tank for $20 at the bone yard as well!
Question is this: what is the voltage supposed to read at the battery while idling? Mine is about 13.5 and when revved around 15. I thought this was a faulty regulator in my original alt heating everything up and shutting the bike down, but the 'new' one reads the same. Is this right or do they both have a bad voltage regulator? After I shut the bike down the voltage bleeds down to 12.3 or so at the new battery, so I know it's fine.
appreciate any answers on this issue, especially those that i want to hear!
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Question is this: what is the voltage supposed to read at the battery while idling? Mine is about 13.5 and when revved around 15. I thought this was a faulty regulator in my original alt heating everything up and shutting the bike down, but the 'new' one reads the same. Is this right or do they both have a bad voltage regulator? After I shut the bike down the voltage bleeds down to 12.3 or so at the new battery, so I know it's fine.
appreciate any answers on this issue, especially those that i want to hear!
![023.gif](https://katriders.com/core/images/smilies/023.gif)
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