Howdy. This is my first post on this forum.
I have an 83' K100 LT ...stripped down to just a naked K100.
I bought a battery for my bike last week and mistakenly got an "L" when I should have got an "R" and actually plugged it in. In my defense, I was very excited about riding again and my cables are filthy black...but basically...it was just a dumb mistake. Anyway, both the thin blue and thick red wires going to the alternator were melted.
I bought another wire harness off a Net auction and repaired my wiring, then got the correct battery. Power comes on, very happy. But, the BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT is on even with the key out of the ignition.
I thought perhaps my wiring was faulty (I believe that the thin blue wire I repaired goes up to the gauge cluster if I am not mistaken) but I used a power tester to check the wires on both sides of the connector I used to repair the wires, and the light comes on, indicating that power is going through.
Fear says that when the alternator wires melted, I killed the alternator, but I wanted to pool some opinions. Everything is connected as it was before. What is the proper way to test your alternator without finding out that your bike won't start after a while?
