hairnet
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Post by hairnet on May 29, 2013 19:32:55 GMT 1
how do i do this please ran engine this morning and battery bike off was 12,7v at idle was 14.4 turned it off - came to use it later and turned sluggish and then click so somethings either wrong or draining bike has one heated grip ;D the control box and wiring are now gone  ta |
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jup
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Post by jup on May 29, 2013 20:37:30 GMT 1
Do a leakage test first. (A test to make sure battery isn't discharging more than it should).
1: Make sure ignition is OFF
2: Disconnect negative battery terminal lead.
3: Set an ammeter or multimeter to mA, connect negative probe to battery negative, and positive probe to battery positive.
4: If the reading is more than 0.1 mA there is a short circuit somewhere draining too much from battery when not in use.
Happened to me ages ago, thought it was a faulty reg/rec, but days later I did this found the short and problem solved.
HTH
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hairnet
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Post by hairnet on May 29, 2013 20:50:51 GMT 1
will have a look tomorrow
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Post by hairnet on May 30, 2013 11:41:52 GMT 1
set it to μ on the one i have (yes?) - doesnt actually say on it and got nothing when set to all three settings  RHS of the dial yes |
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Post by jup on May 30, 2013 21:45:56 GMT 1
That is actually micro (2000 thousandths graduated in thousandths... so 2 amp max), but the result you would be after would say anything lower than 100 on the screen. Long as the terminals are in the bottom 2 sockets and you get nothing, then there is no battery leakage, and not the cause of your problem..
Next step I would try is check and double check all connections and wires.
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