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Originally Posted by
dangerous74
Would you call 40,000 miles (9 months of riding) on a 2009 a 'short time' ? Most people don't do that in a lifetime. The connectors are all good, just think it's had a hard life, although there is no real reason something as basic as a Rectifier would just die anyway. It really is the Achilles heel of the Tenere.
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In this modern day there should be no need for items like these to fail at all!! if you look at the rectifier position on the Z its crazy and to me the wires should enter from the bottom with a simple rubber boot covering the conector, then if you remove the plug and see the size of the rectifier conectors dont think they could get them any smaller!!
I agree rectifiers and the cush rubbers are the Achilles heel of the 660z with many topics about these problems, so this is why i have gone to the modern cool running Mosfet type rectifier with 100% water proof connection, even though mine has not yet failed !! but to be stuck in China or anywhere with a problem i already know about to me is stupid, simple preventative maintenance and not so expensive to do.
Eric