April 18th

Vic had dug a fair amount more into the trench in the garden, completely exposing the drain pipe, so I played with the YSR - it runs.  Nothing exploded, but I'm not convinced it's charging the battery any - with low load bulbs everywhere, it's hard to tell.  I think the test is to check the voltage, then go for a ride and check the battery voltage again when I get back to see if it's dropped.  I tested the regulator, and it seems to be putting out -3v, which is obviously nonsense, as my multimeter can't put out that much voltage.