Hey guys got a quick question. I have a HL 1000. I’ve went through 2 polaris junk voltage regulators the first 500 miles. I currently have a Rick’s VR on now. It’s been running about 100 miles. So I was on the trail a few days ago and it always runs at 14-14.5 volts. I shut it off to eat lunch. When I restarted…the voltage stayed between 12-13.0 max. There was no hesitation with starting. The machine ran fine and got me 20 miles home. Once home I turned on my light bars, probox top radio, tribal whips, and the voltage remained 12-13. I rechecked it again today. The battery reads 12.5 volts when turning it on. When starting the engine it dips to 10 or so for a split second and then returns to 12-13. The lights don’t flicker, the volts stay the same regardless of RPM.

So I’m wondering if this is something to worry about? I’m not sure why it used to stay 14-14.5 and now stays 12-13 but runs completely normal. Understandably now that I’m already on my 3rd VR in 600 miles I’m paranoid lol. Also I’m a complete idiot when it comes to electrical stuff!

Thanks for any input!