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Another Battery Thread

  • 19-06-2013 1:08pm
    #1
    nerrad1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭


    Went to start the bike on Sunday morning and it was slow to start but did in the end

    Drove for about 20 mins, pulled in to get juice and it was completely flat, had to bump start it

    I charged up the battery that evening and when fully charged i got a reading of 12.48v on the multi-meter

    Fitted it back on last night and tested with the multi meter when the bike was running and the highest reading i got was 13.20v, the voltage did not increase as i brought up the revs

    Went for a short spin and all was good, then today i went to start it and it was slow to start again, pulled in about 5 mins down the road turned it off and it wouldnt re start

    Does this sound like the rectifier is faulty?

    The battery held its charge when not connected to the bike


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  • #2
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    nerrad1983 wrote: »
    Went to start the bike on Sunday morning and it was slow to start but did in the end

    Drove for about 20 mins, pulled in to get juice and it was completely flat, had to bump start it

    I charged up the battery that evening and when fully charged i got a reading of 12.48v on the multi-meter

    Fitted it back on last night and tested with the multi meter when the bike was running and the highest reading i got was 13.20v, the voltage did not increase as i brought up the revs

    Went for a short spin and all was good, then today i went to start it and it was slow to start again, pulled in about 5 mins down the road turned it off and it wouldnt re start

    Does this sound like the rectifier is faulty?

    The battery held its charge when not connected to the bike
    Sounds like there is something sucking power out of the battery parasitically.
    Check the fuse box with the switch off to see if there is any power flowing.
    Reg/rec sounds OK


  • #3
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    nerrad1983 wrote: »
    Went to start the bike on Sunday morning and it was slow to start but did in the end

    Drove for about 20 mins, pulled in to get juice and it was completely flat, had to bump start it

    I charged up the battery that evening and when fully charged i got a reading of 12.48v on the multi-meter

    Fitted it back on last night and tested with the multi meter when the bike was running and the highest reading i got was 13.20v, the voltage did not increase as i brought up the revs

    Went for a short spin and all was good, then today i went to start it and it was slow to start again, pulled in about 5 mins down the road turned it off and it wouldnt re start

    Does this sound like the rectifier is faulty?

    The battery held its charge when not connected to the bike

    Check for a drain and check all connections.....13.2 is a tad low. ....

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  • #4
    nerrad1983
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 502 ✭✭✭nerrad1983


    Right lads a follow up to this :)

    Ordered a new regulator rectifier and stuck it in this evening

    Everything working perfect now and getting all correct readings on the multimeter

    Thanks for your help especially lookbehindyou and leppla for the links he sent me!


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