• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

TE449 Voltage regulator/rectifier replacement

M

Marc Noel

Husqvarna
AA Class
I have a handlebar-mounted voltmeter. Today, I saw that the voltage output on the highway dropped from about 13.3 to 12.5, then waivered between 12.4 and 12.6. I will be using a multimeter to check things, but, if it turns out my regulator is shot, can I use a universal one? It doesn't appear that I can find an OEM replacement. Also, is the original AC or DC? I've found conflicting information regarding that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Marc Noel said:
I have a handlebar-mounted voltmeter. Today, I saw that the voltage output on the highway dropped from about 13.3 to 12.5, then waivered between 12.4 and 12.6. I will be using a multimeter to check things, but, if it turns out my regulator is shot, can I use a universal one? It doesn't appear that I can find an OEM replacement. Also, is the original AC or DC? I've found conflicting information regarding that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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hey Marc-
check your regulator mount & wire connections first. sounds like your reg wants to work. Use oil, wd40 or silicone grease on the cleaned & tightened electrical connections. these regs (which also function first as rectifiers) have full power going through them always when the engine is running. aka shunt regulator. they can take it.

most modern motorcycle regulators will work if spliced in correctly (exception is the keyless street legal huskies).

I searched on #8000 H5045 and found them available (6-8weeks! which could mean not available) for $60USD and up ($225!). Seems like some Husebergs used them also.

good luck.
 
Trenchcoat:

Thanks for your advice. That's what I've read elsewhere.

The part # I found in the 2011 parts catalog is 8000H3368. Where did you find the one you posted?
 
The part number for 2011 is the one I posted. The 2013 is the one you posted. Should I switch over, if necessary?
 
Marc Noel said:
Trenchcoat:

Thanks for your advice. That's what I've read elsewhere.

The part # I found in the 2011 parts catalog is 8000H3368. Where did you find the one you posted?
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i think i got it from the 2012 parts catalog (my 'average" 449/511. the 2011 is slightly odball). i'd guess there would be no problem using the newer one but do the research (why the change?)

couple of points: do the wire, mount, switch, connection, grease thingy first before you do anything else. this will solve your problem I bet. the other point: talk to the FB group. not enough 449 action here anymore.
 
Trenchcoat:

Turned out to be some burned-out windings in my stator. Got it re-wound here in Victoria for $ 224.00 CDN, taxes included.

Voltage output at idle and maximum is 14. I did see 13.9, 13.8, then 14. It never occurred to me that my alternator was degrading over time. I got a handlebar-mounted voltmeter a couple years ago, and thought 12.6 at idle was just the battery's charge, thinking the charging system wouldn't kick in until 3,000 RPM.
 
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