Z1r Z1000 Replacement Rectifier wiring

kiwibiker wrote: Hi I have been scanning a number of Forums for days, have some answers but, nothing concrete

So to the details:
I have a 1978 D1 z1000 Z1R, US spec imported to UK, is it the model with the block connectors under the right hand side Panel, Blue is for the Stator and Green for Rectifier (RR), seems charging is ok but battery dies,
so went for an aftermarket rectifier advertised to as replacement for Z1R has the correct number of wires (5) see pic, my original see pic has 5 wires also, being black, green, brown, yellow, pink, to make it simple I cut
and patched the new RR wires into the original green block connector,

Connecting:
The Black to the Black wire on the new RR and connecting to the single free black wire on bike, as thought this was earth
The Brown to the Red wire on the new RR as thought this was positive into block connector
The Pink Yellow Green to the 3 Yellows on the new RR in block connector as I have read it needs 3 yellows which are for sensing, signalling

So the Question is this right
I don’t think so as it has not worked and now when the new RR is connected via the green block connector, the ignition key does not turn the motor off once running, I have to use the kill switch, if I remove the rr connection the ignition switch works

What wires should I join to what to make it work
Eg black to black, ….. brown to red etc

Any help greatly appreciated

swest wrote: It depends on the load, battery,etc. You don't want 14 volts constant. That would boil out the battery. It could read 14 volts at a full charge meaning the AMPS are up to limit. As it ages the high limit will degrade. If it holds 12 volts or less, the battery is shot and could tax the charging system too much causing failure of components.
Steve