PaladinLV
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With 52 years of riding, this isn't my first Rodeo, pilgrim. 
and that's one reason a VOM has the capability to check current.
AJ
and that's one reason a VOM has the capability to check current.
AJ
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solidgranite
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Load Test
To do a load test, I should start the bike, then check the voltage with the multi-meter while its running, right? If I had another set of hands, I could measure the voltage while the bike was starting, but the meter has points, not clips so I have to hold them against the terminals.
To do a load test, I should start the bike, then check the voltage with the multi-meter while its running, right? If I had another set of hands, I could measure the voltage while the bike was starting, but the meter has points, not clips so I have to hold them against the terminals.
solidgranite
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Oops...
I'm sorry about that. My symptoms sounds the same as the OP's, so I thought I could jump in and learn if his solution would be mine, too. In the future, I will start my own thread. No offense meant...
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I'm sorry about that. My symptoms sounds the same as the OP's, so I thought I could jump in and learn if his solution would be mine, too. In the future, I will start my own thread. No offense meant...
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billybovine
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There are 2 ways to load test a battery.
1. Make sure the battery is charged at least 80%. That means a 12.6V minimum at rest for an hour. Connect a high quality voltmeter to the battery. Set the voltmeter to measure and record the minimum voltage. With the ignition switch on and mode button pushed ready to start. Twist the throttle to full open position and hold. Press and hold the start button for 5 seconds. The engine will crank for 5 seconds but will not start. Check the minimum voltage the voltmeter recorded. If it did not fall below 10V. The battery is considered good. If the voltage falls below 10 V The battery may be bad, the starter may be bad or there is something wrong in the engine. In most cases it will be the battery. I will let you in a little secret here. If the system voltage drops below 10V the gauge cluster will shutdown and reboot. That will tell you if the battery is not charged or bad. Also could be the starter or engine is the problem.
2. Charge the battery. Take it to an auto parts or battery store. Have them load test it with a dedicated load tester. Most offer this as a free service. So if the minimum voltage falls below 10V get a new battery. But now you know it is only the battery that is the problem and nothing else. If it passes the problem is elsewhere.
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Highwayman2013
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I have a load tester I got at an auto parts store. You go by the cranking amp rating then hold the load switch down and read the meter.
quasi
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With 52 years of riding, this isn't my first Rodeo, pilgrim.
and that's one reason a VOM has the capability to check current.
AJ
I stand corrected sir! oh, and i'm not old enuff to be a pilgrim, wasn't around then!
IdahoMtnSpyder
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No. Do like Billy said. You need to see the voltage while the starter is pulling the current. That will be many, many, more times than what it is when the bike is running, plus the alternator will be charging when the bike is running. The voltage then will be over 13.
PaladinLV
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FIX in Process
It's a shame that some people either misinterpreted what I WROTE or no comprendo.
Regardless, PROBLEM FOUND - BAD IGNITION switch!
Awaiting part and will be back on the road in a few days.
The first three steps in troubleshooting any type of problem come from the human senses of seeing, hearing, and smelling.
Guess maybe they don't teach that in tech schools anymore.
AJ
It's a shame that some people either misinterpreted what I WROTE or no comprendo.
Regardless, PROBLEM FOUND - BAD IGNITION switch!
Awaiting part and will be back on the road in a few days.
The first three steps in troubleshooting any type of problem come from the human senses of seeing, hearing, and smelling.
Guess maybe they don't teach that in tech schools anymore.
AJ
Peteoz
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You should have trusted what Paladin wrote in his first post, AJ
hyea: You could have saved yourself a LOT of aggravation :gaah:p.s. Did you ever own a Vulcan 2000?
Pete
PaladinLV
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Switched from the Harley world Pete after more years then I can remember!
But had my share of Honda, Triumph, BSA, Norton, and even a Moto Guzzi pre Harley
AJ
But had my share of Honda, Triumph, BSA, Norton, and even a Moto Guzzi pre Harley
AJ
You should have trusted what Paladin wrote in his first post, AJ
p.s. Did you ever own a Vulcan 2000?
Pete
Bob Denman
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I'm glad to hear that the problem has been found, and is being fixed! :clap:
shocked: All those new keys....)
shocked: All those new keys....)
Highwayman2013
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Glad you found it and it's getting fixed.
Peteoz
Well-known member
Switched from the Harley world Pete after more years then I can remember!
But had my share of Honda, Triumph, BSA, Norton, and even a Moto Guzzi pre Harley
AJ
Ahhhh. Thanks AJ. Your responses bear a striking similarity to another AJ who was a member of the US Vulcan 2000 group. There must be more than one AJ in the US.:roflblack:
Pete
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