Thanks for the voltmeter lit-up picture. I got mine in yesterday, went with a white one to match my Trail Tech dashboard. <$5, prime shipping, good deal! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BZQ2LJG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
- - - Here's a little video of my slow take off from the house, didn't want to piss off the neighbors too much. - - -
Thanks for the video vsop. That video seems to outline how to test the rectifier function of the reg/rec, but I don't suspect its an issue with the rec function (if it were I don't think it would be charging at all?). I would say it's more the regulator function that isn't working properly.
I sent Hugh an email a week ago asking what their rated typical voltage output is for these PMA units and he said "between 12.9v and 14.9v". I told him I was seeing readings around 14.8-14.9 at the time. He then said maybe I need to look at the Antigravity battery I'm using as they don't agree with "older bikes"? Not sure what that means, but there isn't anything old about this bike anymore as far as electronics go. I'm going to do resistance/diode tests on the magnet and reg/rec tonight just to double check them, and maybe take a double check across my ground connections. Other then that, its got to be a bad rec/reg?
- - - He then said maybe I need to look at the Antigravity battery I'm using as they don't agree with "older bikes"? Not sure what that means, but there isn't anything old about this bike anymore as far as electronics go. - - -
Hi fox,
well, I dunno neither.
OTOH I've always thought those newfangled candy-assed batteries weren't worth the weight-saving or paying all the extra money for.
There's a lot to be said for the good ol' lead-acid batteries that have had over a century of development.
- - - I also remembered that on my test run I didn't have my headlight on at all (aside from the LED running lights) so running the headlight should help a bit, I might have to run it at all tīmes.
Usually when the bike is cold its sitting about 13.3v, when it's first started it jumps usually to 13.8-14v and then increases from there as it idles longer/gets ridden. The only time I seen it hit 15v was when it was running for 10-12mins on the test ride.
Now, last night I tested the voltages again (sitting and just started idling) but this time with the low beam on. The readings were about 0.3-0.4v lower than the previous (headlight off, aside from LED's). So Carbon, maybe your headlight is consuming just enough to keep it hovering at 14.5v?
PS. I'm super glad now that I installed that on-board volt meter, its proven really handy so far. And because I know someone is going to ask, its within 0.1-0.2 volts of my actual multimeter readings, so its fairly accurate.