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Wiring Diagram for 1951 Rapide
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<blockquote data-quote="SteveO" data-source="post: 160224" data-attributes="member: 3636"><p>Hi all,</p><p>I did post a thread asking if anyone had a wiring diagram for a non standard Rapide. It looks as though quite a few people had a look, but presumably there isn't such am animal. However, rummaging through my files I have now found a wiring diagram I must have drawn myself while the bike was apart, so I offer it for comment. Can anyone see an error which might explain why the bike doesn't register a charge? I have now checked the drive in the primary case and all appears well. I know that the brake light and horn are wired through the ammeter, which they wouldn't be on a "normal" bike, but it looks as though the inspiration for the wiring was a late 60s or early 70s British bike with 12V electrics (Triumph? Norton Commando?), although it is clearly negative earth. There is an Alton alternator (two wire) and a Podtronics type regulator/rectifier. Can anyone suggest how an electrical dum-dum such as me with few tools apart from a cheap multimeter, can check the output from the alternator?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]51938[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveO, post: 160224, member: 3636"] Hi all, I did post a thread asking if anyone had a wiring diagram for a non standard Rapide. It looks as though quite a few people had a look, but presumably there isn't such am animal. However, rummaging through my files I have now found a wiring diagram I must have drawn myself while the bike was apart, so I offer it for comment. Can anyone see an error which might explain why the bike doesn't register a charge? I have now checked the drive in the primary case and all appears well. I know that the brake light and horn are wired through the ammeter, which they wouldn't be on a "normal" bike, but it looks as though the inspiration for the wiring was a late 60s or early 70s British bike with 12V electrics (Triumph? Norton Commando?), although it is clearly negative earth. There is an Alton alternator (two wire) and a Podtronics type regulator/rectifier. Can anyone suggest how an electrical dum-dum such as me with few tools apart from a cheap multimeter, can check the output from the alternator? [ATTACH type="full"]51938[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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