Re: [ST] Batteries

["Rod Brown" <rodneybrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If you have one battery go bad in a season, that's one thing; but to have
a
> battery go bad just about every riding season is like finding the bad
needle
> in haystack every time you get a new battery.  That is why I made the
> recommendation to check the alternator or voltage regulator.  Don't know
how
> it works on the Sprints but many new alternators have the voltage
regulator
> as a totally integral part.  That's sad because a well designed voltage
> regulator can save your battery from a bad alternator or be a cheap(er)
fix
> than an entire alternator.  With luck the alternator should be able to be
> bench tested to nail down the problem.  If it turns out to be the problem,
> get it out of there before it fries other parts like an ECU.
> Just my 2 pence
> Rod
>
>
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