1 Faulty battery??? Sun Aug 29, 2010 10:33 am
Adiwan Djohanli
Silver member
Hello guys,
I started this topic after my bike runs reasonably well. SO I'd better close he topic " SUdden 'Death' ".
This morning I tried to start the bike again, but after 2 pushes on the stater button, the battery ran flat. Again I jumped started the bike..it ran pretty smooth. I checked the Volt at the flat battery terminals...12.8V. I turned ON the head light, the voltage was 12.2V. I believe the alternator is working well.
After about 10 minutes run, the fan was ON automatically....this is great. I wonder why the previous owner had the wire bypassed directly to the battery and manual switch????
Now I suspect my battery is faulty (?), because it does not keep the power even overnight. Any comment or advice please.
In the manual or standard, the bike uses 30Amps battery. If I use a 45 Amps battery, is this ok for the alternator / bike? Will this bigger Amps affect other electrical system or components?
Your comment, input and or advice are much appreciated.
Thanks & regards.
I started this topic after my bike runs reasonably well. SO I'd better close he topic " SUdden 'Death' ".
This morning I tried to start the bike again, but after 2 pushes on the stater button, the battery ran flat. Again I jumped started the bike..it ran pretty smooth. I checked the Volt at the flat battery terminals...12.8V. I turned ON the head light, the voltage was 12.2V. I believe the alternator is working well.
After about 10 minutes run, the fan was ON automatically....this is great. I wonder why the previous owner had the wire bypassed directly to the battery and manual switch????
Now I suspect my battery is faulty (?), because it does not keep the power even overnight. Any comment or advice please.
In the manual or standard, the bike uses 30Amps battery. If I use a 45 Amps battery, is this ok for the alternator / bike? Will this bigger Amps affect other electrical system or components?
Your comment, input and or advice are much appreciated.
Thanks & regards.
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Adiwan Djohanli
Jakarta-Indonesia[i]