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Jan 28, 2012 | 01:52 AM
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Yes, of course.
There is a winding (or windings) inside the stator that generates AC voltage as the engine runs. This is rectified and regulated by the voltage regulator to make sufficient voltage to charge your battery.
Down below is the generic test for checking the charging system on any 12 volt powered quad.
What model Baja Quad? Engine Size?
There is a winding (or windings) inside the stator that generates AC voltage as the engine runs. This is rectified and regulated by the voltage regulator to make sufficient voltage to charge your battery.
Down below is the generic test for checking the charging system on any 12 volt powered quad.
What model Baja Quad? Engine Size?
The battery charging system is easy to check. All you need is a voltmeter.
Note: The battery can't be flat dead when you do this test, or the battery will drag down the charging system making it look bad when it may not be bad. Also a really bad battery can do the same thing. So for best results start with at least a partially charged battery.
Start up the engine and run at medium high speed with the headlights off. Set your meter to measure DC volts on the 20 volt scale. Measure the voltage on the battery terminals while the engine is running at the medium fast clip. The voltage should be 13.5 volts to 14.5 volts.
If the voltage falls within that range your charging system is working fine. If the voltage is low then your charging system is under charging your battery. If it is higher then your charging system is overcharging the battery.
Note: The battery can't be flat dead when you do this test, or the battery will drag down the charging system making it look bad when it may not be bad. Also a really bad battery can do the same thing. So for best results start with at least a partially charged battery.
Start up the engine and run at medium high speed with the headlights off. Set your meter to measure DC volts on the 20 volt scale. Measure the voltage on the battery terminals while the engine is running at the medium fast clip. The voltage should be 13.5 volts to 14.5 volts.
If the voltage falls within that range your charging system is working fine. If the voltage is low then your charging system is under charging your battery. If it is higher then your charging system is overcharging the battery.
Feb 1, 2012 | 07:14 PM
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i had the same problem, turned out to be the regulator rectifier, i put a new one in and in 2 weeks it blew that as well!!! so I'm just going to leave the battery in it for the headlights and get a kick start for it to save me from all this heart break!!!
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