Re: Battery not charging. :: UPDATE

Posted by 2nafist on May 29, 2013; 8:39pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/UPDATE-2-Battery-not-charging-tp4039420p4041460.html

::  Issues persist  ::

Rode for two days to and from work.  Upon arrival home last night bike won't restart.
Been carrying my voltmeter around with me, and battery voltage was slowly dropping over that time from 12.7v~ to 11.2?v~.  Generator slip rings resistance is >4ohms.  Referring to past posts, numbers on R/R are the equal in both directions (700~ one way, 0 the other) which indicates ok? R/R?  Stator numbers are equal as well.  Battery charged up and is running for those two days with normal riding.  Still looking for a good battery before buying one just to make sure.  But as stated before, the voltage should go up if the bike is running, and the charging system functions...

ANYWAYS

When the bike is running day one  :: at 5k RPM, the voltage across the terminals does go up, never above 13v though

Day two  :: at RPM, overall voltage drops, both at idle, and at 5k.  Now well below 12v.
I have never seen the voltage go up to 14v.

Bad connection?  Ground?  My graphite? Spring loaded posts in the stator are not near the wear marks, still about 1-2cm left til the marks.  
So, can you tell me where exactly the ground wire in the harness goes when it leaves the R/R?  I get lost following it up to the headlight.  Does it just end up using the main battery ground?  Any other thoughts on this?  Thanks for all the help so far.