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[ST] Battery/Charging Question.......
- Subject: [ST] Battery/Charging Question.......
- From: george <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:22:05 -0500
Sorry if this is a repeat but I don't think it got posted the 1st time around.
George
>Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:38:19 -0500
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>From: george <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Battery/Charging Question.......
>
>I had something pretty weird happen with the ST yesterday and was
>wondering if anybody else has experienced this or something similar.
>
>I have a 2002 ST, purchased new 09/02, I've put on ~6600 miles.
>
>I went out for a ride on Friday roughly 80 miles, some stop & go but
>mostly go. Temp was around 85 and pretty humidity. I made 3 stops during
>the ride, each stop was no longer than 30 minutes. Parked the bike in the
>garage when I got home around 1:30. Moved it to it's normal parking spot
>(so the wife would back over it) around 7:00. Went out about 9:00 to
>attach my GPS in preparation for a long ride on Saturday.
>
>I have it set up to use the power outlet as its power source. I turned on
>the GPS to make sure it worked and it showed that it was using the
>internal batteries not the bike. Hmmm! That shouldn't be seeing that the
>outlet is always hot. Grabbed the keys and turned it on... Gee, the
>headlight was extremely dim and the dash didn't light up. The battery
>appeared to be pretty close to dead. What's up with that?
>
>Put my Yuasa charger on it at ~9:30 (battery still in the bike) and the
>test period lasted quite a while (at least 1/2 hour). Left it connected
>overnight and in the morning it showed it was still charging. Left for my
>ride at 6am (took the Hawk instead) leaving the battery still connected to
>the charger. Got home around 6pm to find the battery fully charged. I
>disconnected the charger and let the bike sit overnight. This morning
>everything seemed alright. Turned the key and everything lights up
>fully. Reconnected the charger, test period lasted a minute, went into
>charging mode for a couple of minutes and then switched into float
>mode. All normal.
>
>I haven't had a chance to take the bike for a spin yet. But what I'm
>thinking is, the bike is no longer charging the battery. Does anybody
>know of a way to test this or do I need to take it back to the dealer?
>
>I never lock the forks in the garage so I know I didn't leave the parking
>lights on. The heated grips only work when the ignition is on. I don't
>leave the keys in the ignition so I know I didn't leave it on. I'm confused!
>
>Thanks!
>
>George
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