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Eliminate battery monitor

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I just installed a sealed maintenance free battery on my GS1150. It previouslyb had ba standard lead-acid with a place to insert the probe. With nowhere to insert the probe in this one the "Battery" light is always lit when the bike runs. Is there a way to shunt the system to turn out the light?
 
Simple answer: yes. :-\\\



















More-detailed answer: Take the wire that the probe is on and connect it to a switched 12-volt wire, like the horn power wire. :D

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Blowerbike, I tried touching it to the + side of basttery and battery light stayed on?
 
gregr said:
Blowerbike, I tried touching it to the + side of basttery and battery light stayed on?
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i have done this alot...alot and the light always goes out.
you have to remove the but connected diode from the wire.
unplug it and then try it.
 
The light is turned off when voltage is detected by the sensor. The sensor only detects voltage when it is inserted into a battery.
If the electrolyte in that cell is low, there is no contact with the sensor, so it turns on the light.
By connecting to a power source, the bike thinks your battery has plenty of electrolyte. :-\\\

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Like they said, it always worked for me. Another idea, remove the bulb, but not near as easy as first option. Just my opinion
 
Battery Light

Battery Light

Fix it the same way I fix the "Check Engine" light on my caged ride - a piece of black electrical tape over the light.:clap:
 
bonanzadave said:
Do you think this puts any load on the batt ?
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I don't know if it does or not, but certainly won't hurt to have it on a switched lead.

I first had that problem on a Kawasaki, then a Yamaha. The suggested fix for both of them was "switched lead", which made sense, so I just passed it on.

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I just recently did the same as described. But I made a little pigtail after removing the resistor connected to the battery sense wire. I plug it into the harness then run up to the (+) accessory terminal on the fuse box. This way I can switch back and forth without changing the harness.

The light went out when including the resistor on 83 GS1100ED.
 
I at last realized that the light does not go out until the bike is running. Thanks to all for your continued help
 
Is that a curious HMMMMMMMMMMM? If i simply turn the key to "on" the battery light,along with the other warning lights stays on until the bike fires up . Actually the bike had not been started since I took posession until the carbs were cleaned and re-installed yeaterday. Runs great, rides nice but rear suspension is too soft even on the highest settings on pre-load and re-bound. Hope original mono-shock is not shot.
 
i haven't owned an 1150 for several years so i really forget.
i remembered the bat light not being on at all after it was hot wired to 12 volts.
like i said,
its been several years so i could be mistaken.
 
My batt wire is connected directly to the batt. +, on my "83" GS 1100. Yesterday, I went to crank it up, for the 1st time since December & found the batt. completely dead. I had installed a new Interstate AGM, last summer, so am thinking the batt indicator probably does draw current all the time, if not connected to a switched source. Just my opinion!!!
 
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