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RE: Strange Odor - 6/23/2006 2:25:52 AM

MT Wallet

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Bad battery, and maybe bad wiring somewhere?

Check all connections too

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RE: Strange Odor - 6/23/2006 2:30:47 AM

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Connections are good, the only thing I could think that would cause this is a voltage regulator/rectifier that is a little off. Most (99.5%) of all electronics work within a 5-10% tolerance range. I figure mine might be a bit high and I rode pure highway doing 140km/h @ 7k rpm for 2 hours today, and thats when the problem occured because until today it has never been an issue.. but before today I have never taken it out and riden it like that.

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RE: Strange Odor - 6/23/2006 4:26:28 AM

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Hope you find it Syphen

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RE: Strange Odor - 6/23/2006 9:40:58 AM

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ORIGINAL: Syphen

Did you get a new regulator? Did it fix the problem? My bike is having the same sortof smell and its definitly coming from the battery by the smell of things. And to think I JUST got this battery.. brand new :( The smell only started tonight though, but I noticed that the battery is just not holding the same charge... my bike had a hard time turning on today.

Yes the new Regulator fixed my problem. The smell was my battery overheating, it was so hot i couldn't touch it and had to wait for it to cool before I removed it. Another thing I noticed from my bad Regulator was that my headlight connection had begun to melt, I spliced on a new one but to be safe I inspected the entire wiring harness. All is fine now, new battery, charged before installation, and a new Regulator. Now it is 102 degrees where I live and the electrical system is getting a workout keeping the fan running. So far no failures.

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RE: Strange Odor - 7/21/2006 1:55:33 PM

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Where'd you get your regulator/rectifier from? Apparently the one I ordered was putting out 25V and it overcharged my battery and killed it. I tried to contact the place I bought it from but they're not replying back all of the sudden. Surprise, surprise....

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RE: Strange Odor - 7/21/2006 7:24:28 PM

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Where'd you get your regulator/rectifier from? Apparently the one I ordered was putting out 25V and it overcharged my battery and killed it. I tried to contact the place I bought it from but they're not replying back all of the sudden. Surprise, surprise....

I got mine from I-Bike here in california. Cost was 118.00 I think.
My new one has a built in heat sink, way better than the original stock part.
Check the store/accessories link for parts and prices.

http://www.i-bike.com/
http://www.i-bike.com/store/accessories.cfm

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RE: Strange Odor - 7/24/2006 4:31:44 PM

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Ditto. I had my Reg/Rec go out on the interstate 30 miles from home and it fried my new battery. I was stranded on the side of a busy Atlanta interstate during rush hour, not fun. My battery was actually blowing steam and whistling.

I got one with a built in heat sink as well. This part is notoriously weak on these models of Honda.

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