Kle 500 Not Charging
 

Hi,
So after restoring my Kle sitting for about 7 years ( check my ooold post) everything was running nice for about 8 months..
a week or so the bike stop charging the battery..
Rotor is brand new, and the stator giving 40-65v (AC)
the old rectifier was receiving the ac voltage and not having a output of 14.4v so i change it..
Now with the bike at idle, the rectifier have output of 13.something volt..
when i increase the rev the voltage drops. And at the output of the rectifier and at the stator..
the other test i did was to check again the stator..with the rectifier and at idle revs the voltage drop at 8v (AC) without the rectifier is at normal.
so
1. rotor at 40-65v (AC)
2. rectifier 13.0v only at idle
3. on high rev ( 2.000 - 4.000) the voltage drops
4. with the rectifier connected the voltage drops and at the stator
(sry for my poor English hope i guide you correctly through my problem and steps to solve it)
Thnks in advance!!!

KLE charging system failure
 

Hello,
After reading your post, two questions come to my mind:

- Are you sure about the condition of your battery? I had a motorcycle battery that last only two days before a cell failed

-Is your regulator/rectifier from Kawasaki or an after market thing?
Some after market electrical are very good, but others are terribly unreliable.

I hope it can help you.

Yann

Not having the battery connected can give bad readings from the rec/reg.

When it is all connected up the battery should charge ..

a rough test is that the battery voltage increases with rising engine revs ..
to a maximum of around 13.6 volts .. upto 14 volts

It will fall as engine revs fall .. if it falls below 12.6 volts you could have a bad battery .. or the battery could simply need charging.