Bike is not charging

**ringadingh** · 08-24-2019, 07:11 AM

I went for a short ride yesterday, and everything seemed fine until I was almost home. The bike stuttered, and misfired then smoothed out. It did the same once more until I was home, then after I parked it for a couple hours, it had a dead battery. After charging it started right up again, but I checked and seen that it is not charging.
Something has quit working, and I'll try to find the problem later on today.

spby52 · 08-24-2019, 10:02 AM

use meter to check continuity on stater "alternator" ...each side to ground "0" to each other you should have path... check AC voltage ...manual is of great help...then its regulator or battery or wiring of charging circuit....

DragonLady58 · 08-24-2019, 10:23 AM

Usually, its either a battery going bad or a loose/dirty/corroded connection, but if its been a long road for the bike, either one of the stators or the regs can have bitten the dust.
The best tests are to check and see if theres a leg grounded on the 3 leads, then, see if she'll pass the voltage tests for each stator. If theres melted plugs....some attention is needed.
The Vulcan stators operate at a pretty high voltage, loose/dirty connections can melt things....
Remember, Resistance=Heat!

**Rasta** · 08-24-2019, 11:29 PM

My guess is the connector inside the left side cover by the shifter has melted/ burnt and not making a good connection. Even if it ends up being the stators and you replace them, it is a good idea to eliminate the connection and just hard wire them.

**ringadingh** · 08-25-2019, 08:10 AM

I looked at at yesterday afternoon, and found a couple of the plugs from the stators had melted. I repaired the connections, and it shows that the bike is charging again.
Five wires needed to repaired.

danb · 07-28-2023, 09:53 AM

Just wanted to say thanks for the advice in this thread even though its a few years later. I have an 04 Nomad. I installed an led voltmeter a couple of years ago and recently it was intermittently showing that it wasn't charging. I pulled off the left cover to get at the plugs for the stator/regulators. I found a couple of blades that had a little corrosion, but nothing bad. Cleaned them up, and then followed DragonLady's advice and checked the battery connections. Bad ground. Always check the easiest first. Thanks again.
Danb

08-24-2019, 07:11 AM	#1
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Bike is not charging I went for a short ride yesterday, and everything seemed fine until I was almost home. The bike stuttered, and misfired then smoothed out. It did the same once more until I was home, then after I parked it for a couple hours, it had a dead battery. After charging it started right up again, but I checked and seen that it is not charging. Something has quit working, and I'll try to find the problem later on today. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-24-2019, 10:23 AM	#3
DragonLady58 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Somewhere South of Alaska.... Posts: 2,351	Usually, its either a battery going bad or a loose/dirty/corroded connection, but if its been a long road for the bike, either one of the stators or the regs can have bitten the dust. The best tests are to check and see if theres a leg grounded on the 3 leads, then, see if she'll pass the voltage tests for each stator. If theres melted plugs....some attention is needed. The Vulcan stators operate at a pretty high voltage, loose/dirty connections can melt things.... Remember, Resistance=Heat! __________________ --------------------- Don't start no schit, there won't be no schit.... My Sarcasm is directly proportional to the amount of Stupidity involved --------------------- VBA#03239 VROC#37400 VRA --------------------- 2014 Vaquero 2001 Nomad FI 2003 Street Glide (sold) 1500 Meanie, fresh rebuild (sold) 90s BUBF Bobber (sold) 2001 UltraCycle FatPounder (Sold) 1975 HD ElectraGlide (Sold) 1982 Kawasaki Z1 Chopper (Sold) Suck It Up & Ride! Last edited by DragonLady58; 08-24-2019 at 10:51 AM.
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08-24-2019, 11:29 PM	#4
Rasta Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ankeny Iowa Posts: 3,694	My guess is the connector inside the left side cover by the shifter has melted/ burnt and not making a good connection. Even if it ends up being the stators and you replace them, it is a good idea to eliminate the connection and just hard wire them. __________________ VROC#34321 VBA#01867 2012 NCR Rally Savanna. IL. 2013 National Rally Estes Park, CO 2014 NC/SC Rally in the Ozarks, Mountain View AR 2014 NE US/Eastern Canada Rally,Lincoln NH 2015 VBA/VRA Eureka Springs AR 2015 Antlers Rally, Antlers OK. 2016 SCR Rally Salem MO. 2016 NCR Rally Hillsboro WI 2017 Eureka Springs AR 2017 National Rally Lake George NY 2004 Blue and Silver 1500 Nomad(RIP 9-26-19) 2000 Red and Silver 1500 Nomad 2012 Pearl White 1700 Voyager
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08-25-2019, 08:10 AM	#5
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I looked at at yesterday afternoon, and found a couple of the plugs from the stators had melted. I repaired the connections, and it shows that the bike is charging again. Five wires needed to repaired. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-24-2019, 10:02 AM	#2
spby52 Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Saint Petersburg Florida Posts: 96	use meter to check continuity on stater "alternator" ...each side to ground "0" to each other you should have path... check AC voltage ...manual is of great help...then its regulator or battery or wiring of charging circuit....
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07-28-2023, 09:53 AM	#6
danb Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Hawarden, IA Posts: 27	Just wanted to say thanks for the advice in this thread even though its a few years later. I have an 04 Nomad. I installed an led voltmeter a couple of years ago and recently it was intermittently showing that it wasn't charging. I pulled off the left cover to get at the plugs for the stator/regulators. I found a couple of blades that had a little corrosion, but nothing bad. Cleaned them up, and then followed DragonLady's advice and checked the battery connections. Bad ground. Always check the easiest first. Thanks again. Danb
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