Regular/Recitife gone pop

[billbofagends]

I've read before on here about the rectifier being weak on the firestorm, well mine went yesterday... Luckily I wasn't far from home - still within walking distance! I was lucky, it just popped the master fuse (blade, 30amp, left hand side of rear sub frame) - I have heard horror stories of generators, ECUs etc getting blown up in the process. Anyway... I managed to get home by disconnecting the rectifier (other side of sub frame) and with another fuse plugged in I didn't have to push it home! Credit it to the AA man who helped me out and supplied the fuse. So, perhaps an idea to carry a spare 30 amp fuse around. I'm not sure how far you could get with the battery not being charged but I'd imagine with no lights on it would be a reasonable distance.

I have a used R6 regulator but I don't really want to chop the loom about. Has anyone tried the updated honda part? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-VTR1000-F ... 2c5c36203d

[benny hedges]

cbr125r r/r off ebay is your best bet for a plug in alternative.
they are the later more reliable finned type and will go straight on with no mods

[billbofagends]

CBR125 - really? Wouldn't have thought it could take the load. Anyone actually done this? Lots of them on ebay, no genuine new honda ones though.

[alec]

CBR125 - really? Wouldn't have thought it could take the load. Anyone actually done this? Lots of them on ebay, no genuine new honda ones though.

a few have done it mate myself included and it works fine