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Originally Posted by raven174us
When I don't have the rectifier plugged in and I test the wire, it doesn't ground out. Only when the rectifier is plugged in. I've always thought that when one goes bad it only over charges or just stops. Hopefully everything will be fine when I put the new one on.
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This is true with a regulator. What these buggies have is a rectifier/regulator, it both regulates the voltage as well as changes the stator current from AC to DC volts. Usually when one goes bad the rectifier side will go to open, but sometimes they will actually short to ground.