Surprise Behind Generator Cover ??

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Re: Surprise Behind Generator Cover ??

Post by tomski »

Yeah CMSMJ1,

Done the tests you mentioned, and seemed ok initially, then checked my batt, and even that appeared to be charging. It just decided to give up charging after a stall. After I got it running again obviously :smile:

I will be investing in an Optimate too!!!
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Re: Surprise Behind Generator Cover ??

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rich1988 wrote:ohhh Im just too good 8-) (that is if the poster above knows what hes talking about :P )

lol...yeah, you are good.. :tits:

Take you some time to be as nerdy as me on these little motos though
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I doubt I will ever be that good! most of the stuff I know just comes from general mechanical knowledge I have never stayed interested in one vehicle long enough to get any real in depth knowledge (had 2 bikes and 7 cars in three years!)
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Re: Surprise Behind Generator Cover ??

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Ok, here's the latest....

Charged battery at work and have just tried it on the bike to find the starter solenoid click like crazy. Bridged the solenoid to get absolutely nothing other than instrument lights dimming.

I'm beginning to wonder... Is it also likely i have foobed my starter clutch from regularly bump starting the bike? It wasn't until I began bump starting it that the solenoid began to repeatedly click. In the past it has just made feeble attempts to turn the bike over, no matter how flat the battery was then made a quiet click.

:roll: Its looking like i'll be demoted to pushbike for a little while longer, but on the bright side; got some time off at the end of this week to give her some TLC.

Any insight, as always, would appreciated :grin:
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Re: Surprise Behind Generator Cover ??

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did you check the voltage on the battery after it had rested after charging? Im still convinced that the clicking is caused by the battery just being too weedy to start it
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rich1988 wrote:did you check the voltage on the battery after it had rested after charging? Im still convinced that the clicking is caused by the battery just being too weedy to start it

Check this guy out....turning into the proper NC30 guru 8-) :mrgreen:

Sounds like the battery is fooked..can you borrow one? A YTX7 or YTX9 will do it...from anything
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:P Pays to take an interest in things that can go wrong as more often than not they will (already had my battery and reg rec go! )plus stole most of my knowledge from here anyway (probably from you as well :P )
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+1 battery fooked, I had a similar thing, the click is the starter relay
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Battery and Optimate 4 now on order :grin:
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Re: Surprise Behind Generator Cover ??

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tomski wrote:Battery and Optimate 4 now on order :grin:
Did you follow the elextrex world guide at all? :P

The first step is fully charge the battery and test the voltage.

The Second step is testing the battery by putting the headlight on for 30 seconds

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