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Re: [ST] Battery/Charging Question.......



On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 12:38:19 -0500, george wrote:

>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?

Your problem does sound like the bike is not charging to me.
A simple, but not conclusive, test is it measure the voltage across the 
battery first with the bike off, then with the engine spin. I don't know at what 
rpm the alternator reaches pick output, but I would guess 3 or 4 thousand 
rpm would be enough to generate a good charge. 
I think a fully charge battery will read something like 13v or 13.5v.
With the charger going to 14v+

David W. Funk
'00 Triumph Sprint ST
Pleasanton, CA




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