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$12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 15:49
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12.99 shipped from China.
Who installed cheap regulator?
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 15:53
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I got one to test. Shorted within 5 days. Almost ruined my alternator. DON'T BUY
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 15:57 - 18 Mar 2016 15:59
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Bad idea.

If you are desperate for money get a Shindengen R/R from an early 80's Honda. Those units are bulletproof. There was a guy on The GS Resources that used to buy them for cheap off ebay, replace the plugs as needed for quick swapping on Suzuki GS bikes, and test then resell. He recycled several hundred of them and said he never one time came across one that didn't work. That's saying something.
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 16:21
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Contact the folks at the link below to see if they have one for your model bike. Their products are VERY reliable! Ed

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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last? #1

18 Mar 2016 16:34 - 18 Mar 2016 20:05
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12.99 shipped from China.
Who installed cheap regulator?
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 16:36
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Why did you post two identical threads 45 mins. apart?
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 17:50
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Not getting the answers you want to hear? :huh:
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 18:41
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I used one in a gz250 Suzuki once for my son's first bike, worked fine but we only had the bike for about a year.

Common thought's on the GSR forums is to use a sh-775 series type (polaris) and you'll save yourself a bunch of hassle in the long run and keep your stator safe!

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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 19:25
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Too many other expensive parts like the stator and battery to risk to go with a no brand $12.99 part from China, IMO.
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 20:04
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Nessism wrote: Why did you post two identical threads 45 mins. apart?
It was by accident.
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 23:04 - 18 Mar 2016 23:05
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If the regulator shorts it can overcharge the hell out of the battery...... which could blow up. Battery resides about four inches from rider's testicles......

That's why I wouldn't buy a $12 voltage regulator.
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Re: $12.99 new regulator. How long will it last?

18 Mar 2016 23:29
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car5car wrote:
Nessism wrote: Why did you post two identical threads 45 mins. apart?
It was by accident.

The duplicate topics have been consolidated (hopefully).

Good Fortune! :)
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