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



I know it seems too easy but the first thing to check is whether your
battery cables are tight. This
sounds like a loose connection.  Worth a shot anyway.

John Cooper
2001 BRG ST
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> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:22:05 -0500
> From: george <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ST] Battery/Charging Question.......
>
> 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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