RECTIFIRE PROBLEM

N1YDP · Post by **N1YDP** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:11 am

i have a 66 superhawk and when i hook the red wire with whote stripe to positive the lights dim and the rectifire starts to smoke.is the rectifire bad or i dont have a good ground or what?

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:59 am

Check all wire connections. ..........lm

N1YDP wrote:i have a 66 superhawk and when i hook the red wire with whote stripe to positive the lights dim and the rectifire starts to smoke.is the rectifire bad or i dont have a good ground or what?

N1YDP · Post by **N1YDP** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:56 am

it helps when youput in a new battery you put it in right!!!! duuuuh. my bad

cadman · Post by **cadman** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:18 pm

Note - because of reverse polarity you may have "cooked" the diodes in the rectifier. Meaning you now nave a paper weight.

LOUD MOUSE · Post by **LOUD MOUSE** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:46 am

The stock rectifier on a 1966 doesn't have Diodes. .......lm

cadman wrote:Note - because of reverse polarity you may have "cooked" the diodes in the rectifier. Meaning you now nave a paper weight.

cadman · Post by **cadman** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:50 pm

You are right no diodes - Not used to working with "old school" stuff.

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