Mother's bike won't start again....

[Ddan]

You could have a fried regulator and be getting a partial charge.  Get your meter.

[herm]

You could have a fried regulator and be getting a partial charge.  Get your meter.

or if the connection was intermittent, loose.......
i am pushing this option because thats what happened to me last summer. ended up using a zip tie to keep things together. no more problem

[Duck-Stew]

Had a customer with a weak stator putting out 10-16V AC (should be at least 40) who ran for months as his stator got weaker and weaker.

My $ is on the improper set-up of your new battery.  Also, there are some batteries now coming out of China that aren't worth the $ 'saved' in the purchase price (IMO).

[GAAN]

This is a stock Duc battery (Yuasa) purchased from Motocorsa

Put the acid'maflochy in the holes, let it sit for awhile and then charged it overnight with the Battery Tender Plus

Also purchased from Motocorsa

So it better not be chinese shit for the 250 bucks I spent

I'm going to triple check my connections again and clean/grease all the connections to the rectifier and then go over it with my meter

then i'm going to swear at it

[erkishhorde]

When my voltage regulator blew up on my bike it also took out the charge fuse. Found that out after I went about 60 mi up a mountain and came back down. Was on my way to get gas and bike just died one me.

Next question

How many miles can a duc go on just the battery with a system that is not charging?

[GAAN]

K got my meter

Fully charged battery read 13.5 volts

Turned on the ignition 12.7

Turned it off and rechecked the standing voltage 12.9

[Speeddog]

K got my meter

Fully charged battery read 13.5 volts

Turned on the ignition 12.7

Turned it off and rechecked the standing voltage 12.9

How about with it running at 3k - 4k rpm?

[GAAN]

How about with it running at 3k - 4k rpm?

Checked battery again

Ignition off...14.5

Running at Idle...13.8

Running at 4500RPM...14.2

[Speeddog]

14.5 at ignition off 

[GAAN]

14.5 at ignition off 

Yeah...it actually climbed from the check 10 minutes before

and the meter is new and spendy, contacts are clean

splain me that lucy?

is it Voodoo?

[Speeddog]

Based on those numbers, I'd say put the meter in a backpack or tankbag, and ride around for 15 minutes, then check again.

[herm]

and let us know how the swearing at it works out....
i usually end up swearing at myself when i figure out what i was doing stupid.

[scott_araujo]

Just a simple thought: you replaced belts and battery recently and now it's running funny.  If the timing marks line up I'd suspect the battery.  Can you borrow J's battery for a little while?

Scott

[JBubble]

Just a simple thought: you replaced belts and battery recently and now it's running funny.  If the timing marks line up I'd suspect the battery.  Can you borrow J's battery for a little while?

Scott

He's already using my car while his is getting finished, I'm not giving up my battery too.

[NAKID]

He's already using my car while his is getting finished, I'm not giving up my battery too.

What'd he do to the jeep now?