Electrical woes

**paturoa** · 30th December 2012, 18:43

Originally Posted by 98tls

Weird eh,will do as fj says and tommorow get a battery i know is good and see what happens,ive cleaned all the connections around battery and starter relay,read on TL site guys having problems with the relay but mines clean as a whistle,cant understand the lights coming on at all,i just left the battery hooked up did nothing else until as i said turning the key many hours later.

hmmm,

Put the meter across the battery terminals note the voltage and turn the key on, what happens?

**98tls** · 30th December 2012, 18:52

Originally Posted by paturoa

hmmm,

Put the meter across the battery terminals note the voltage and turn the key on, what happens?

Gidday P,as i posted the Mrs kind of got in the way of me getting anywhere with it and i didnt even have a chance to pick up the meter,am on pretty good terms with the bloke who owns the local Suzuki shop so will be on his doorstep 1st thing in the morning to "borrow" a battery,if it fires up then i guess its as simple as a naffed battery...isnt it?Will test the battery i have anyway.

**98tls** · 30th December 2012, 18:58

If it is as simple as a naffed battery i will be a little pissed off,so certain was i that the battery should still be fine i started taking the thing to bits to get checking wiring...

**FJRider** · 30th December 2012, 19:04

Jumper leads .. without even trying to start it will tell you heaps ..

**98tls** · 31st December 2012, 10:40

Ok got a meter on this thing,showed 12.4,the writing on the back (which i didnt bother reading until this morning) says it should be 12.8 or more.Was up at my mates place so couldnt test it on the bike,searched about for something to load test it with and we ended up using a Halogen bulb,it dropped to 8.3 so i guess its naffed eh.Very surprised i have to admit though the bike has sat around a lot in recent times.

**paturoa** · 31st December 2012, 10:46

Batts are wierd when they go sad. It always seems to be gradual or quick, nothing in between.

**98tls** · 31st December 2012, 10:52

Originally Posted by paturoa

Batts are wierd when they go sad. It always seems to be gradual or quick, nothing in between.

Ive never had one give up the ghost in such short time,be lucky if it was 2 years old hence my certainty it was something else.Never mind will go put the bike back together.Thanks to all for there time to offer advice.Happy new year to all.

**bogan** · 31st December 2012, 11:00

That is quick! Not heard of one crap out with no warning like that before.

Time to give Ed a call, his battery tech is much better at sitting around for longer periods of time, among other benefits.

**paturoa** · 31st December 2012, 11:06

What about one of them fancy smancy light weight batteries. Shoeri ?? that Edbear pushes, see post #13

**scumdog** · 31st December 2012, 11:13

Originally Posted by 98tls

Ive never had one give up the ghost in such short time,be lucky if it was 2 years old hence my certainty it was something else.Never mind will go put the bike back together.Thanks to all for there time to offer advice.Happy new year to all.

Shoot, Mike, that IS a short life span!

C.B.s Sporty battery is its second one EVER - and it's a '97 bike! (From memory the original one was about 10 years old when we replaced it)

**98tls** · 31st December 2012, 11:16

Originally Posted by paturoa

What about one of them fancy smancy light weight batteries. Shoeri ?? that Edbear pushes, see post #13

Hows that for service,complete with charger.

**98tls** · 31st December 2012, 11:19

Originally Posted by scumdog

Shoot, Mike, that IS a short life span!

C.B.s Sporty battery is its second one EVER - and it's a '97 bike! (From memory the original one was about 10 years old when we replaced it)

Yea mate not long eh,to be fair the bikes sat around a lot,havent been to bugger all rallys in the last few years,short rides combined with a headlight you cant turn off might have something to do with it eh.