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Re: [ST] Battery/Charging Question.......
- Subject: Re: [ST] Battery/Charging Question.......
- From: "David W. Funk" <david.funk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 07:48:46 -0700
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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