Clint123

appreciate the reply. figured I would follow up. put a new rectifier in (used OEM one from eBay) and all is well right now. 14.5 volts or so when running. Also I hate to admit that I had my multimeter set too high when checking resistance on the stator. I am new at this so was a good lesson learned. at correct setting it showed resistance at the low end of acceptable rate. Ooops! I want to recommend to others that used eBay junkyard OEM parts seem like a good option. I think they are better than the chinese knockoffs you can get on amazon and they cost about the same. I can't afford to buy new OEM but these are a good option. The rectifier I replaced was a Chinese knockoff and it quit working. It looked brand new. Also, you are not funding a country that doesn't like us much.

Hi All - My son and I went in halvers on a 2006 Kodiak 450 recently. We rode it some, and realized it is not charging the battery. I pulled the rectifier off and saw the plug was jacked up, the DC hot wire was not even making a connection. So, I thought that was the issue, but decided to test rectifier and stator using my multimeter while stuff was apart. The rectifier tested bad using the technique I saw on YouTube here: I got OL on a diode test when I should have been seeing .2-.8v on one of the tests so it is bad. So, I will be getting a new rectifier and fixing the wiring/plug. While doing that, I also tested the stator. The stator tested with zero ohms when checking resistance between the three white wires, and I think I should have been seeing at least a little resistance, .2-.9 ohms. I did a ground test and it was good. Also, I started the bike and checked A/C voltage on all three wires and it looked OK. My question is, do you guys think the stator is bad with the 0 ohms resistance? I am a little confused since I see A/C voltage. The wires are clean and it looks like there is a new gasket in place, so I think previous owner put a new stator in at some point. Also, the rectifier looks newer, not as dirty as rest of bike. I suppose he may have put in a cheap amazon regulator/rectifier and stator but not sure. Thanks Clint