Robhall
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Well I just tried it again with only the battery hooked up to the regulator and the ignition running off a separate battery. Both batteries were fresh off the charger as well.
idle: 12.8-13.1
revving: 13.8-14.5
Then I hooked everything back up the way it was
idle: 13.2-13.4
revving: 14.1-14.3
Then I tried it with the headlight on
idle: 11.7-11.8
revving: 13.4-14.2
I didn't ride it as it's pretty wet out at the moment, but it seemed to be doing all right. I doubt the problem just "fixed" itself though. After it started acting up the first time I put in this battery and it ran great for a day until I'm assuming it ran down. The battery I removed was down to around 7 or 8 volts. I'm thinking since I charged this one it will run fine for a day then start doing the exact same thing. Also I'm wondering if these readings were supplemented by the fresh battery. Keep in mind this is the first time I have put it on the charger since I put it in, and it ran fine for a short time. I can't imagine the voltage reading dropping below whatever the battery is at since there is nothing putting a draw on the battery, unless somehow the charging system is draining it somehow. Now after I hooked it back up to the way it was the readings looked good, but I still get the feeling something is amiss. Oh another thing, a few days ago when it first started doing this, I unplugged the headlight and ran it with the switch on so that the wires were hot to test for a short and had no faults whatsoever, leading me to believe it's not wiring, but the extra draw from the light.
idle: 12.8-13.1
revving: 13.8-14.5
Then I hooked everything back up the way it was
idle: 13.2-13.4
revving: 14.1-14.3
Then I tried it with the headlight on
idle: 11.7-11.8
revving: 13.4-14.2
I didn't ride it as it's pretty wet out at the moment, but it seemed to be doing all right. I doubt the problem just "fixed" itself though. After it started acting up the first time I put in this battery and it ran great for a day until I'm assuming it ran down. The battery I removed was down to around 7 or 8 volts. I'm thinking since I charged this one it will run fine for a day then start doing the exact same thing. Also I'm wondering if these readings were supplemented by the fresh battery. Keep in mind this is the first time I have put it on the charger since I put it in, and it ran fine for a short time. I can't imagine the voltage reading dropping below whatever the battery is at since there is nothing putting a draw on the battery, unless somehow the charging system is draining it somehow. Now after I hooked it back up to the way it was the readings looked good, but I still get the feeling something is amiss. Oh another thing, a few days ago when it first started doing this, I unplugged the headlight and ran it with the switch on so that the wires were hot to test for a short and had no faults whatsoever, leading me to believe it's not wiring, but the extra draw from the light.