charging problems

[jimbok09]

i have a mercury xr4 200 the tac stoped working and now i have charging touble i dont no what to do ??????

 

[wrechin2]

First, need to know what you have. The "XR" series are "performance" 150's not 200's. Unless I have worked on it emoBigsmile emoBigsmile

The tac is driven by the stator. If the stator has failed, it will take out both. You could also have a regulator to have gone bad shorting the diode to ground and causing the same issue. There were a few years where mecruy tried a 40 amp system with 2 wires. If those go bad they are around 1K for parts!!!! emoEek I have converted several of them back to 9 amp systems for way less. If you have a 9 or 16 amp system it will have a square regulator on it and they are easily tested with a multimeter. If it is good then the stator is the culprit.

 

[wrechin2]

If you own a multimeter, I have attached thetest out of the manual for the 9 or 16 amp system. If you have a 4 wire 40 amp, it is a different test.

 

[wrechin2]

Well???

 

[AThornton]

Ain't my boat, but thanks for what you do around here James. You know your stuff, and it shows. Thanks for being a great CFF'r! :emoticon:logo

 

[wrechin2]

I enjoy helping people! It is fun and rewarding when I walk them through a repair. emoToast