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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Battery weak after ride - C Rapide
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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 47113" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>Hi Glenliman. You do not tell us what charging system you are using but the battery volts are certainly too low after a run. It should be well over 13 for an hour or two after a decent run. With a decent modern charging system you should not be writing batteries off after a few months. Even cheap lead acid batteries last years with a 'Walkernator' set up and I would expect the same from any modern charging system. If you ride with the headlamp on for a while does the amneter still register zero charge or is there a continuous charge of a few amps as the system tries to bring the battery up to 13.4 volts? Do you ever see a discharge reading on the amneter with the lights on and the engine running at over a thousand rpm? If so then, in my opinion, the charging system is not up to the job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 47113, member: 456"] Hi Glenliman. You do not tell us what charging system you are using but the battery volts are certainly too low after a run. It should be well over 13 for an hour or two after a decent run. With a decent modern charging system you should not be writing batteries off after a few months. Even cheap lead acid batteries last years with a 'Walkernator' set up and I would expect the same from any modern charging system. If you ride with the headlamp on for a while does the amneter still register zero charge or is there a continuous charge of a few amps as the system tries to bring the battery up to 13.4 volts? Do you ever see a discharge reading on the amneter with the lights on and the engine running at over a thousand rpm? If so then, in my opinion, the charging system is not up to the job. [/QUOTE]
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