Inside an OEM motorcycle Regulator!!!

 

Another OEM regulator of a well known brand of motorcycle is in due for educational purposes in order for us to see what was inside. I will not reiterate the brand for sometimes they are confidential. But what you see outside is not always what you see in the inside. Just take a look at this expensive unit. I said expensive right? Sometimes a branded unit is not always what you think. Motorcycle regulators are all created the same, may it be half wave or full wave or even 3 phase type of motorcycle regulators. On this post. I will dismantle everything on the inside. This unit was already defective. It cannot shunt voltages due to possible component failure.

Part number is this. Search it to know what brand is using this. Did u know it already? so how much is it in your country. LOL.

I am intrigue of it. It has a huge housing. It is not a typical unit of an FET type regulators which is very efficient unit. I'd say those FET type are the  truly expensive units for they do the job more than the SCR type.

Hint on trying to fry out units like this. Make sure the resin is of a rubber type. If the resin epoxy is hard as bricks, then you won't be able to open that unit. This one was covered partly by a rubber epoxy resin so opening won't be that difficult

Let us begin. You need some tools to make it right not to damage a component inside. Patience is the key. If u want to learn, then do it with lots of patience. After all, you want to know what was really inside, and damaging it will not help you at all.

Again this is a FULL WAVE REGULATOR for Motorcycles. To test one. You just need a digital multimeter with DIODE setting. Why DIODE?..Full wave uses BRIDGE RECTIFIER. and bridge rectfiers has 4 pins. Those pins are actually connected on all 4 terminals of the REGULATOR.

Now try testing a BRIDGE RECTIFIER alone and compare it to a the 4 pins regulator. That is how to test it. Differently with a HALF WAVE.

Moving on. here are some photos of the unit getting dismantled. and you will see how the BIG housing only comprises with few components. CRAZY!!

This is what your paying for.

For the schematic diagram. It is just the same form my OLD POST. Just search FULL WAVE REGULATOR SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM. The only difference is that. This unit uses BT152-500 instead of BT151-800.

FULL WAVE REGULATOR does not increase your charging prowess on your motorcycles. They are just use to capitalize the HALF WAVE regulation and monitoring battery voltages. 

HALF WAVE primarily use is for you to have a HEADLIGHT run by an AC voltage instead of DC which will be supplied by your battery. 

And if you directly power your headlight bulb with DC and using just the HALF WAVE SYSTEM which was originally the case for some small motorcycles. you'll end up with a DEAD BATTERY sooner than you imagine. It will simply not going to prolonged the life of your battery. That is why a FULL WAVE SYSTEM is necessary.

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