Hey everyone
I took a break for a few months from working on the 81 550. I'm ready to order new terminals to replace some of the burned ones. I see on cycleterminal.com they come in a few different sizes and I'm unsure as to which size Kawasaki used on the Reg/Rec connector. Does anyone know the correct size?
www.cycleterminal.com/250-connectors.html
Thanks
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Extraction tools will be needed to remove the bad terminals from the connector(s), wire strippers, and then the correct crimping tool(s), for the repair.
I use a few of the small precision flat tipped screwdrivers to remove terminals on my bikes. Probably would be easier with the correct tool but never couldn't get one out.
I also use a pair of small needle nose pliers and a pair of side cutters to crimp open barrel terminals. Again not the proper tool but works for me.
Voltage regulator connector: probably a Sumitomo 250 from CycleTerminal.
The Sumitomo connectors listed below physically mate to the stock connectors & are a good match.
For my 81 650-CSR here's what I've gotten:
R/R (6-pin connector set) Sumitomo SC250-6
Igniter (large 4 pin) Sumitomo SC250-4
Igniter (small 4 pin) Sumitomo .110 SC1104 (red)(sm connector for the pulsing coil)
Low fuel switch Sumitomo .110 HC110-3 (non-locking)
I installed a 2007 Ninja 500 voltage regulator onto my 81 650-CSR (credit to loudhvx). It had the same connector as the stock reg-rec, but it was reversed. The old connector crumbled, so I installed the SC250. The stock terminal pins fit into the new connector perfectly.
If you have to replace any terminal pins, the open barrel terminals which are used w the connectors should be crimped w an Open Barrel Crimper: CycleTerminal sells them. Their terminal pin extractor set is nice & makes pin removal easy. I already had a ratcheting crimper from HarborFreight but the dies were wrong, so I got a set of open barrel dies from Amazon.com.
