1 glowing alternator light Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:36 am
col
Life time member
just finished installing a set of 55w driving lights on the enterprise
went outside now it is dark started bike to see how they worked and after turning on driving lights i noticed that the alt light has a dull glow that is not noticeable in daylight
i have wired them up through a relay and used one of the switches in dash pad to turn driving lights off and on
i checked the battery with volt meter and these are the readings
bike not going 12.4
at idle 13.5
3000rpm 13.7
lights on low-beam
at idle 12.3
3000rpm 13.6
lights on high-beam
at idle 12.2
at 3000rpm 13.6
lights on high-beam driving lights on
at idle 12.0
at 3000rpm 13.4
after looking in the manual it reads that alternator should put out 13.7 to 14.5
so i think that its out put is a little on the low side would this be caused by worn bushes in alternator the bike has only done 60000ks new battery last oct
and never had any electrical problems what are your views
went outside now it is dark started bike to see how they worked and after turning on driving lights i noticed that the alt light has a dull glow that is not noticeable in daylight
i have wired them up through a relay and used one of the switches in dash pad to turn driving lights off and on
i checked the battery with volt meter and these are the readings
bike not going 12.4
at idle 13.5
3000rpm 13.7
lights on low-beam
at idle 12.3
3000rpm 13.6
lights on high-beam
at idle 12.2
at 3000rpm 13.6
lights on high-beam driving lights on
at idle 12.0
at 3000rpm 13.4
after looking in the manual it reads that alternator should put out 13.7 to 14.5
so i think that its out put is a little on the low side would this be caused by worn bushes in alternator the bike has only done 60000ks new battery last oct
and never had any electrical problems what are your views
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1991 k100lt "the enterprise"