1 battery strangeness? electrical gremlin or what? Wed May 05, 2010 12:09 pm
Kman
New member
Hello Group,
The other day I went for a short ride an everything seemed to work as it should, after a stop over at a friends shop, I was about to leave and proceeded to start my bike; key turned to on, dash lights lit up as normal, pressed the start button and nothing...dash lights faded. Okay, that was weird so I tried again...same results...hmmm? Dead battery seemed unlikely but something was amiss, checked fuses, all good, only thing to do now was dig in a little deeper. To fully access the battery on my '86 K75C you must remove the brain, so I did to take a closer look, everything appeared in tact, I then tried to to charge the battery but it did not make a difference. I noticed an odd odor, and the battery felt hot, hmmm, not good, then I see a slight whiff of smoke, I quickly disconnected the battery. Okay, there is definitely a problem with the battery but what the hell is going on here? My friend suggested the battery had a short, I've never heard of that, but okay. I purchased another battery and connected the positive side but when I attempted to connect the negative side the starter would engage, what the hell? I was careful to make sure sure all cables previously connected to the positive side were the same, ditto for the negative terminal as well. So that's where I'm at right now. I'll be picking the bike up today to trailer it home where I have space to try and sort it out. Anyone care to opine, offer advice, or just make me look silly for overlooking something that should be obvious to even the most electrical knowledgeably challenged. I'm stumped. Thanks
Keith
The other day I went for a short ride an everything seemed to work as it should, after a stop over at a friends shop, I was about to leave and proceeded to start my bike; key turned to on, dash lights lit up as normal, pressed the start button and nothing...dash lights faded. Okay, that was weird so I tried again...same results...hmmm? Dead battery seemed unlikely but something was amiss, checked fuses, all good, only thing to do now was dig in a little deeper. To fully access the battery on my '86 K75C you must remove the brain, so I did to take a closer look, everything appeared in tact, I then tried to to charge the battery but it did not make a difference. I noticed an odd odor, and the battery felt hot, hmmm, not good, then I see a slight whiff of smoke, I quickly disconnected the battery. Okay, there is definitely a problem with the battery but what the hell is going on here? My friend suggested the battery had a short, I've never heard of that, but okay. I purchased another battery and connected the positive side but when I attempted to connect the negative side the starter would engage, what the hell? I was careful to make sure sure all cables previously connected to the positive side were the same, ditto for the negative terminal as well. So that's where I'm at right now. I'll be picking the bike up today to trailer it home where I have space to try and sort it out. Anyone care to opine, offer advice, or just make me look silly for overlooking something that should be obvious to even the most electrical knowledgeably challenged. I'm stumped. Thanks
Keith