Honda CX500 1978 Shop Manual page 224

HONDA
BATTERYICHARGING SYSTEM
-.
VOLTAGE REGULATOR
PERFORMANCE TEST
a. Testing with a voltmeter
Connect
a
voltmeter across the battery.
Check regulator performance with the
engine running.
Regulator must divert current t o ground
when battery voltage reaches 14.0
-
15.0
V.
BLACK
F
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b. Testing with a variable resistor
Connect a variable resistor ( 0
-
100
52)
across the battery with
a 50
resistance.
Check for continuity between green and each
of three yellow terminals.
Test lamp must come on when voltage reads
14 to 15 V on the voltmeter by adjusting
the variable resistor.
NECTED I N SERIES
/
YELLOW
GREEN
A.C. GENERATOR REMOVAL
INSTALLATION
Removal and installation procedure Section
8,
16-6
Date of Issue: January, 1981
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