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Old 04-10-12, 14:00
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Reg/rec Replacment

After reading Phils tale on here of many other riders getting caught out with the reg/rec failing i decided to replace mine before this happens ,with the block connector being the weak link i decided to wire it directly into the loom
CHECK THE VOLTAGE WITH THE ORIGINAL REG FIRST,AROUND 14.3 FOR THE ORIGINAL REG
CUT THE WIRES FROM THE REPLACMENT REG (FAZER 600 ) AND REAM OUT THE HOLES TO FIT THE XT BRACKET

REMOVE THE WIRES ON THE ORIGINAL UNIT AND CUT OF THE CONNECTOR BLOCK LEAVING A LITTLE WIRE TO REUSE THE BLOCK AS A SPARE

SLIDE SOME HEAT SHRINK ONTO THE WIRE BEFORE SOLDERING (OBVIOUSLY)

SOLDER THE WIRES ONTO THE LOOM ,RED TO RED BLACK TO BLACK AND A WHITE TO A WHITE FOR EACH

WHEN YOUR HAPPY WITH THE CONNECTIONS HEAT THE HEAT SHRINK ON , THEN TEST WITH A METER TO CHECK WITH THE BIKE RUNNING YOU ARE GETTING 14 PLUS VOLTS (MINES 14.4 VOLTS)

TAPE IT ALL UP TO PREVENT WATER GETTING IN THERE



CUT SOME WIRE AND SOLDER TO THE OLD ORIGINAL BLOCK CONNECTOR AGAIN USE HEAT SHRINK AND THEN YOU HAVE A SPARE ,WORST CASE IF YOU HAVE A FAIL YOU CAN WIRE THE ORIGINAL INTO THE LOOM AGAIN