Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Morgan Three Wheeler & Super 3 HELP!!! Regulator/Rectifier Dead. Need specs

Enjoyed the photos.... When will it be fixed?

Hopefully will be done today. And yes,
Not having a ton of luck but on the flip side, having the time of my life driving it as well as doing a little wrenching and having a much needed and previously missing from my life hobby.

Ah, yes I remember wenching, when I was a lad, not much opportunity now though!

Thanks for the update - very interesting.

Good luck Blake....

You've motivated me to find a good S&S shop in Houston in advance of delivery....I suspect I'll need it...

Thanks for posting and keeping us all updated, the info on the new Harley rectifier is helpful.

Now that's the way, Enjoy

Bummer. I think I ran into the same thing. I had to be towed back to my home and after buying a battery charger and cycling it to see what was up, I came to the conclusion that the rectifier was the evil doer. Battery is fine.

I don't mind buying HD parts. I have their gloves. So what?

We shall see...

An addendum: I replaced the rectifier with the H-D version part number so generously supplied by Blake and all was well. There was a bit of fiddling to get it to work but all went well.

Now, when I start, there is a voltage of 12.8 to 13.0 on the battery at rest. When I am running it hits 14.5 to 14.6 volts. That means it is charging.

Add this to the list, as in:

When it breaks, and it will, replace with...

I couldn't see from your pictures Blake, whether it was an original 2 point mounting unit or the replacement 3 point unit that broke?

I love the colour of your leather btw.

A second addendum: Remembering what it was like in the Harley shop several things became clear. The H-D people are not fiercely loyal to H-D. H-D has had its ups and downs and S&S came about to fill the void for quality parts and later engines. The H-D people looked at my M3W with clear lust and were very enthusiastic about the S&S fitted to it. This last go around, they were very open about their disdain for the Cycle Electric rectifier/regulator fitted to it. They did not call it 'delicate' but P.O.S. came up quite frequently. They break a lot. The C.E. unit is supposed to adjust itself to the load. The H-D unit is going full on all the time and is designed for it.

So far so good. It is working. That is all I care about.