![]() ![]() ![]() I have the manual voltmeter but have needed a reason to purchase a digital one. ![]() I'm sure you know that 14amh is smaller than the stock battery which is 18 amh. If your battery showed full charge after just 30 min at that rate and accounting for the time the charger tests the state of charge also assuming it is a charger with an automatic float circuitry then I would say the battery was not very discharged at all. You did not say what charger you have and what the output is, but I am assuming it is 2 amp or less. It is quite possible your volt meter gizmo is screwing up and not giving a true reading. I would be checking output with a digital volt meter as well as testing the battery. Either way, someone did, and when I saw that, I went looking for it and found it at wal-mart. I think you posted a pic of your voltmeter last year sometime, or else I saw an old post about it. Maybe one of my connections came loose, or my Innova went bad. Mine was doing the same thing a week ago. At 50 plus mph my voltage was 14.2 to 14.4 check your battery. No corrosion at the bolts or on the cables or the frame. Make sure your ground connections are clean and tight. I don't know the wiring system on your skoot but there are some sharp guys on this form that can give you good advise and directions on how to check this part of the charging system. If your battery load tests good, the next step is to check electrical connections, and then verify the charging output in amps and volts. One cell in the battery can go bad and some tests will not reveal the problem. When the battery fails it sometimes will start "talking" to you that something is happening. Replaced the battery and the starting problem was gone. After going to 2 other parts houses, because I knew this battery was the problem, a true load test was done and the battery fell on its face. The skoots starter was a better load tester. He said it was new and he had taken it to Auto Zone and had them retest it. After he described the symptoms I suggested he replace the battery. He called my asking how to check a starting problem on his Aprilia 1000. My son lived in Virginia, I live in Calif. Don't let these auto parts places use that little hand held tool as it does NOT always give the correct indications of the battery's condition. It's a 14.I wanted to buy a 20, but needed a battery immediately and this was the only thing Auto Zone had in stock, so I went with it.įirst thing is to load test the battery, and I mean load test it. Been too busy installing hardwoods on our 1st floor and fulfilling chaps orders to tinker with the bike.Īny electrical gurus out there.does this mean anything to you? Could it be the rectifier? What should I look at, and how do I check it? The battery was purchased last fall/winter. The wiring was dummy proof.red wire = +, red / black =. Recently I: a) lowered my idle rpm to about 870 (after purchasing a digital tach and realizing my idle rpms were around 1050) and b) replaced the 4 speakers in my batwing. Going 70 mph, either the yellow or red lights were on. This morning I rode my bike to work (28 miles 1 way). Within 30 minutes, it showed my battery as fully charged. So, I went home and put my battery on the charger. When I rev the engine, the voltage goes up (it's been a trick I've done while stopped at a light). The red light was on when traveling 50+ mph, which I've never seen before. I noticed that the yellow and red lights were continuously lit up, and the green would only show intermittently. However, 2 days ago I rode about 65 miles round trip. Normally, I only see the yellow or red lights come on when I'm stopped at a stop light with my spot lights and radio on and while my pressing my brakes (because I have LED strips wired into my brake lights). When the voltage drops below 13, the yellow light comes on. What this means is that while riding 60 mph the voltage is normally 13.xx. ![]() It has a green, yellow, and red LED dummy light (self-explanatory). I have an Innova voltometer that I keep plugged into my accessory outlet on my handlebars so I can monitor the voltage while riding. ![]()
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