battery voltage 12.8 when off. battery is a mastercraft from canadian tire (canadian tire equivalent to pep boys),bought 2 days ago...34796 miles,
On Mar 12, 11:36 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > The battery should be at 12~13 volts at idle not 9~10. Battery measures how > many volts without turning anything on ? (no key on) A truly good battery > should show about 13 volts. Turn on the key and a slight drop from the > lights. SO, the battery may not be as good as you think. ALSO, the starter > may be going bad. How many miles on this bike ? > #1 battery voltage (not running, key off) ? > #2 brand of battery ? bought where ? > #3 how many miles ? > > ________________________________ > From: joey1980 <[email protected]> > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, March 12, 2010 12:40:26 PM > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] alternator > > ihello need some help.i have a nighthawk cb650 1983.i have a new > battery,had the stator checked,its in good condition.i can t start the > bike without jumper cables...when it is on i check with a multimeter i > rev the bike it gives me 14.5.the minute i let go of the thottle it > dropes down to 9.5-10.turn the bike of turn it back on doesn t > start.can anybody tell me whats up.i changed the regulater too. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- 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.
