A close call.

[Mr Gazza]

I usually keep a regular check on my charging circuit connections.
Last Winter was so mild that I didn't ever really get round to a proper Winter overhaul. I just kept using the bike.
This afternoon I decided that it was high time I fitted the Gold connectors that I had promised for a long time.
This is what I found.


I think I broke what was left of the terminal when I was tugging at the harness to find the connector. But even so it wasn't hanging on by much.
A classic case of the ol' high resistance joint!!



A little bit of corrosion inside the connection is all it takes.. Possibly a result of a 90 mile ride in torrential rain late last year? Or just nature taking it's course.
Either way I'm glad I checked and I'm regretting missing the check last year.

Well it's all fixed now with soldered on Gold connectors and pending a reg/rec test. The battery seems all good.

Just to say, don't take these connections for granted... Give them an annual check or they will kill your Reg/Rec and then your battery.