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Old 25-05-12, 22:11
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Originally Posted by Pleiades View Post
You should be able to get it apart. Almost certainly you have the reg/rect problem. The only "cheap" fix if out of warranty is Bernard's (stoic bloke)...

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=17054
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I agree, I had the original Ten that broke down, that one also had the replacement full loom. What a load of bull. The problem is that Yamaha in their infinate wisdom decided to remodel the actual rectifier and you will note that the pins inside the rectifier 'pocket' are considerably smaller than on either the X or R models. It always seems to be the Earth pin that heats up and melts the connector block.
I now have a small Gammatronix LED on my front cowling that shows me the output from the battery. If this indicates less that 12V I can stop and check the reg connector.
So far no problems but if it did occur I would certainly do Bernards mod and move the Reg up under the headstock.
Hope this helps.
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