During a long trip I noticed my voltage was dropping steadily, eventually read “Low” and later the gauge went out altogether. I made it home somehow. When I had a look around I noticed the rectifier ground had snapped clean off the terminal. The ring terminal was still attached to the frame but the wire was dangling. I’m guessing road debris or perhaps bouncing caused it to pull off. The rectifier is mounted to the engine, not the chassis.
I tried reconnecting with a new terminal but had no success - the voltage doesn’t go up past 12.0 while driving. Forward motion doesn’t make it go up at all.
I’ve ordered a new rectifier assuming being disconnected from the ground while driving home for over an hour with a steadily dropping voltage has caused it to fail. Does this sound like a fair assumption? I’m not familiar with this part and how being disconnected from the ground might impact it.
Cheers
