Hey all,
Here is a question I have. I believe I have the answer but I will share the problem and share my thoughts and see what you guys think.
My tail light blows bulbs as fast as I can put them in. I turned my lights on the other day and the first one in the circuit, right side, brighter than the left. I pulled out my Fluke and tested the stator and I get 20 - 22 volts at idle. I then plugged in the stator power wire to the loom and tested for power at the tail light. I had 7.2 volts at idle. On the head lights I had 8.1 - 8.4, and on the left I had 7.4 - 7.8. What could be causing this?
I think that I may have a bad voltage regulator. I guess that I could have pulled the wire on the voltage reg. and tested the circuit again without the lights hooked up in case they blow. I should have troubleshooted some more but I didn't have the time to do this. Also, is ground going to play that big of a role in this? The loom is grounded well, on metal without paint. I soldered all of my connections after making cuts to the loom for changing my wiring around. I had the tail light problem previous to changing things around but I don't remember the lights being so dim. I revved it up a little but it was hard to test the circuit and it did not change the volt output. The stator output did go up to 23 when revved.
Thanks for your time, This is one of those questions you think you have the answer but sometimes its better to ask around and see what others think.
Adam