[atpgtr]

Great thanks a lot for the feedback. I was outta town this weekend so I couldn't do much as far as the Kat n the Forum.

So I checked all the harnesses and found the 168 milliamp charge on the alt. as stated before. I am checking out the wiring and it seems that there has been some splicing jobs and that there is a lead respliced into the alternator (into the red w/tracer wire) and then it leads to a dead harness not being used. I'm about to check the charge with the bike on and the throttle up to 4k to see how the charging is doing

So if i get the alt rebuilt, then all should be well?

[ICEG]

it might not be the alternator

probably whats happening is that your starter selenoid is leaking current

you can get one for about 30-40 buks used

[atpgtr]

P.S. i have voltage on the alternator field of the alternator at all times

[atpgtr]

Does anyone have a torn apart Kat that has decent electrical wiring still intact? I need to check these splices!!!!

Thx

[atpgtr]

OK, after a very long and teidious diagoniosis....The sh*tas* stealership I took the bike to, to have the headgasket changed last summer F'ed me.
Not only did I need to take it back 6 times afterwards cuz they broke other things but they connect the wrong harness into the alternator which lead to no where...so there was a constant power drain that the ignition was not cutting off.

All in all, make sure you do your own work, and that if you have a non-cali katana, don't use the extra wires and harnesses.

[steves]

OK, after a very long and teidious diagoniosis....The sh*tas* stealership I took the bike to, to have the headgasket changed last summer F'ed me.
Not only did I need to take it back 6 times afterwards cuz they broke other things but they connect the wrong harness into the alternator which lead to no where...so there was a constant power drain that the ignition was not cutting off.

All in all, make sure you do your own work, and that if you have a non-cali katana, don't use the extra wires and harnesses.

I wrapped the cali plugs into the harness when I pulled it apart.