Rectifier

[feeufee]

Jus curious to know how long can it last on S4, had mine since day 1, only changed my battery once since 2000 and still wondering when my rectifier is going to give up. How many times have the S4 riders changed theirs?

[Hell Angel]

For electronice part is all depending on your luck.Some change once a year and some after 3 year still going strong.

[hachi]

I think now vtec rect quite relilable even those ver s after chnaging to those with fins ones wont spoil so easily.

[raven77]

my vers change once last year and using fin type.

[S4 lover]

wat is symptom when e rect NG or failure !

[Abacus]

FU plate the rectifier is more than 3 years old.

[feeufee]

my friend once told me to test, rev your engine and if the headlights brighten then the rectifier is still working, dunno how true.

Wah...tat means mine can go for long service award liao, 5 years and still kicking.

[zulhakim]

what s a rectifier with fins?? any picture??

[nyquist2000]

Originally posted by feeufee@Feb 4 2006, 07:43 PM

my friend once told me to test, rev your engine and if the headlights brighten then the rectifier is still working, dunno how true.

Wah...tat means mine can go for long service award liao, 5 years and still kicking.

what you said is true..... this is just one of the test to verify the recifier is working.

[kennethy]

thats one way to test... but it usually will fail without any syptoms or warning...

 

unless you test it everyday... if not it may just happen to you when you least expects it...

[Navdeep86]

hmm so far i its a yr my dad change it ... lol he ride on p.i.e half-way light gone than head lamp gone next moment bike so call stall lol pull over to shoulder

[fusionx88]

hi guys juz wanna ask u tat a rectifer wif fins or wif out fins wats the diff??

[A.X]

a retifer with fin is most likely vtec ,spec 2 or spec 3 .

is much better to have fin , so tat retifer will not be spoil so easily by overheat .

[choyster]

Originally posted by A.X@Mar 28 2006, 09:14 PM

a retifer with fin is most likely vtec ,spec 2 or spec 3 .

is much better to have fin , so tat retifer will not be spoil so easily by overheat .

Yup! totally agree.... Ver S original is without fin type.. wil cost must lesser but not lasting.

 

Those with fins are the Vtec ones... faster to cooldown due to the heat sink fins. More Ex but last much longer.

 

hope my 0.5cents worth of sharing helps.

[fusionx88]

oiccc thanks guys......... damm it my bike gt lots of charging problem

[raven77]

i bought a fin one from LAB at $55 if i not wrong. for my vers last time.

[noBody]

hmmm.. guy.. where is the recritfer located huh?

 

the 1 infront of the header is the radiator rite?

 

paisei.. newbie.. n btw.. is there a fan switch?

[chrispy]

Originally posted by noBody@Mar 29 2006, 12:46 PM

hmmm.. guy.. where is the recritfer located huh?

 

the 1 infront of the header is the radiator rite?

 

paisei.. newbie.. n btw.. is there a fan switch?

for version s is inside the left hand side triangular plastic cover beside the seat. vtec not too sure. infront of header is radiator. no fan switch but can install if you want.

[A.X]

it is located just infront of the swing arm for vtec

[redname]

there's no more original Ver S rectifier liao cause the factory dnt produce already. so if u still manage to find one, tht means tht shop has been keeping it for ages

[Patrick Saul]

must i change the batt n rectifier together? my batt dying liao so got to find out.......btw LAB selling original rectifier from jap n thai.....any1 used thai made b4? half the price from jap.......thkx !!!!!!!!!

[mokamoka]

the fin ones should be able to fit all models...

[redname]

Originally posted by InSPire78@Mar 30 2006, 02:18 AM

must i change the batt n rectifier together? my batt dying liao so got to find out.......btw LAB selling original rectifier from jap n thai.....any1 used thai made b4? half the price from jap.......thkx !!!!!!!!!

jap ones might be the old ones wor, thai one shld be for the vtec ones but i heard nowadays honda move their factory to china to produce the parts liao

[Kohdx]

i just changed my rectifier at $130. is that too ex?

[choyster]

Originally posted by InSPire78@Mar 30 2006, 02:18 AM

must i change the batt n rectifier together? my batt dying liao so got to find out.......btw LAB selling original rectifier from jap n thai.....any1 used thai made b4? half the price from jap.......thkx !!!!!!!!!

the batt is better to change also as everytime ur rect charge it, it will have the memory of the full charge. so if ur rect been feeding it lesser each day, its stomach also becomes smaller...

 

therefore even if u change the rect to a new one... most likely is that the batt will not be able to charge up to store to the max but to the max voltage that the rect can supply... hope i am correct... I might be wrong... bros and sis, maybe u all can give some comments on this?