as many of you know i am having electrical probs!

i am trying to trouble shoot with the help of the forum, sounds like i need a new battery and regulater,BUT i have also heard rectifier and now also cdi

what should i try first --- i am getting very confused

 

Man, I hope I didn't give you messed up info...lol. I'll go back later and reread what I posted!!!
The CDI is a black box, on the left front of the bike, under the tank, and shroud. The rectifier is on the outside, rear of the airbox.
Honestly, either of those could be your problem, but considering the rectifier is the most common ailment, that's what I think your problem is. I troubleshooted for aloooong time, and finally found the rectifier was my issue. I replaced it, and have never had another problem.
Also, I bought one of the gell batterys, and the thing is great. It's sometime's 3 weeks or more before I'll ride my DS, and it start's the first time, everytime.
if you need anymore help, let me know.
Justin

 

freakneh,

is rectifier the black box near the battery with the fins on it, kinda under the rear light...

were can i pick one up, i see they are on ebay but are from procomm and i have bad feelings about there products(cdi)...

also can you point me towards the correct gel battery, i usually only ride every few wks and i am always dead

 

i think the rectifier is the little gold unit that the main power runs through, also eside the battery

 

Disconect the yellow wired to the rectifier. with a mutimeter check the AC voltage from the yellow wired. It should be like 40 volts ac from yellow wire to yellow wire. There are three wires. check all three of them with the engine running

 

were is the rectifier and is it the same as the regulator....

 

The rectifier is on the outside, rear of the airbox. The bottom back side of the black plastic air box. The wires come out near the battery.

 

All ds's have regulator/recifier's this means the module rectifies the voltage(changes it from ac to dc) then regulates it and it is one unit!!!!!!!i hope this is a easier explanation for you!!! you can also mount a regulator off onan engines and kohler ind. engines i have used both with good results they are just better quality and a lot smaller. and cheaper[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

ok so the the regulater/rectifier is the same thing---got it!

now... it is the black box connected to the back of the airbox.with the ridges on it..

is this the culprit that caused all these problems also with the help of a crappy battery.


were does someone get a new/used one.

i see procom has them on ebay but procom scares me.

 

That's it!!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
As I mentioned before, I would go with the BMW unit. If you have a BMW cycle shop, they can get it to you overnight. You want the unit for the fuel injected BMW650 motorcycle. (shares the same basic motor w/DS) The wiring is different, but is simple to adapt to the DS. I don't know anything about the other rectifier's that were mentioned, but if they're cheaper, then you might want to consider those as well. I don't know where to get those unit's.
As far as the battery is concerned, go with the sunn pc545. Do a GOOGLE search under Sunn battery's, and you should be able to find their site. I think I paid around $70.00 shipped directly to my front door.
J.