Yes, but I have been told that that is not good for the alternator; I used that test a few times before being informed not to. Being as the charging system on Hawks is a bit weak anyway, I wouldn't do it.
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 2:47:17 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Alternator problem... As on a car - if the alternator works, you can take the hot wire off the battery while it's running & it shouldn't phase it Sep 2, 2009 01:46:02 PM, [email protected] wrote: Hey All, > > >Alright, so I have an electrical problem that is way out of my league, so I >decided to tap into the expertise that I have seen running around this group. >I realize that electrical problems are tough to diagnose, especially remotely, >but I am gonna ask anyway... > > >I bought an '82 Nighthawk 750 a while back (beginning of last summer) but >didn't ride it very much until recently. I put a new battery in it almost 2 >months ago and it has been running great ever since, until last week when it >died in the middle of the road and then didn't have enough power to even turn >the engine over. So I jump started it, rode it for a while (and got it home), >but when I stopped it and tried to start it again, it still didn't have any >juice. I hear a click and they lights come on, but still not enough power to >turn over the engine. That makes me think one of two things: either the >battery went bad again (which seems kinda unlikely since the lights work) or >my alternator is not charging the battery. I have a battery charger, but I >haven't hooked it up to that yet, so that part of the story will have to come >later... > > >So, finally, my question: is it possible that when I charged the battery >initially (2 months ago), it gave it enough juice to start the bike at least >several times a week until now? It is likely that my alternator/generator is >toast and not charging anything? Or is it possible that it is just not >putting out enough power to balance out the juice used while starting it? Or >is there any other explanation that might help this whole thing to make sense- >like a short in my system that is slowly stealing battery power? > > >I appreciate any info/insight you guys might have... > > >Thanks! > > >Elliott > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
