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Post by aardy on Jun 20, 2007 21:31:35 GMT
Just wondering if anyone has any experience of the battery not holding much charge. I have had this problem quite a bit lattely. The bike is a 600 it does have heated grips and an 80/100 headlight bulb fitted. These have been fitted for a couple of years now but recently I have noticed that the bike struggles to start sometimes with me having to resort to jump leads. It's not the battery as I have fitted a new one. I thought perhaps the regulator/rectifier any ideas anyone.
Thanks folks
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Post by Fiasco on Jun 20, 2007 23:41:29 GMT
Thinking laterally, it may be worth putting the Divvy fuel tap on prime before trying to start it.
I used to find that my battery went right down if it didn't start first time (regular occurence with it being vacumn fed)
HTH
Dave ;D
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Post by taint on Jun 21, 2007 8:33:50 GMT
My D6 had a similar problem prior to my purchasing. I think it had a couple of replacement batteries before they finally changed something else. I believe it was the regulator; however, I'd need to check the service information. Unfortunately I'm at work; so it'll need to wait till tonight before I can confirm.
I had a similar problem between purchasing and actually getting to ride. Despite starting her weekly (max 5-10 min run), when I actually came to ride the battery was flat and needed charging. Since then it's never been left longer than 3 days between longer rides (~30min) and I've never had a problem starting.
I hope this helps
T.
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Post by CD on Jun 21, 2007 18:17:38 GMT
I dont know if Divvie 600s have alternator brushes, but ts worth checking they are working ok (if it has them). If you test the voltage across the battery, with engine running above 3000 rpm, it should show 13.8 Volts (see www.batteryuniversity.com/partone-13.htm). If you switch everything on (that you normally use), the voltage should not be less than 13.6 volts. |
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Post by CD on Jun 25, 2007 21:10:58 GMT
If the battery has recently been losing charge it could be worn out. But, if it was working ok then accidentally completely flattened, it could be not holding the charge because it was discharged below the critical voltage (about 9 volts I think). At that point the chemical change isnt reverisble. However, an optimate or similar will recover over discharged batteries using a higher than normal voltage to kick it into life. I've had success with car batteries, bike batteries and a lawn mower battery. Cant comment about long term battery conditioning/trickle charging - I've never used the Optimate for that.
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