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Andr?
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Hi all,
On my way back home after work, my voltmeter shows that I have a potential issue with the charging system, it use to go up arround 14 when rev but at the time it stay way below 12 and worst. I was real close to home so I decide to finish the ride and see to it as soon as I arrived.
All connection were good, the batt. level was good put the multimeter on it, it shows 12.43. The stator is almost new and everything was under control since I replaced it last month. I look at the r/r it was not even hot and all wires were in there own place. I was then a bit stunished and did not know where to look so I restart the bike and look at the connections of the inboard voltmeter for a possible failure,working arround it I accidently touch the Hi-beem switch and to my suprise find that it was sitting in the center between hi and low. As soon as I push-it up to the top the voltage return to normal. When the switch is in the middle both filament of the spot are under tension this mean almost a double amount of watts are in used.
Now that I think of hit, one night a couple a weeks back the light fuse blow-up with no short that I can found, it is possible that the switch was stuck between both contacts until the fuse melt under pressure.
The inboard volmeter was not istalled yet at this moment, so I was not aware of that over charge.
I'm real happy with the addition of that voltmeter so far. Thanks to you fellows Gsers for that tip, I hope that my little experiment can help others.
Andr?
On my way back home after work, my voltmeter shows that I have a potential issue with the charging system, it use to go up arround 14 when rev but at the time it stay way below 12 and worst. I was real close to home so I decide to finish the ride and see to it as soon as I arrived.
All connection were good, the batt. level was good put the multimeter on it, it shows 12.43. The stator is almost new and everything was under control since I replaced it last month. I look at the r/r it was not even hot and all wires were in there own place. I was then a bit stunished and did not know where to look so I restart the bike and look at the connections of the inboard voltmeter for a possible failure,working arround it I accidently touch the Hi-beem switch and to my suprise find that it was sitting in the center between hi and low. As soon as I push-it up to the top the voltage return to normal. When the switch is in the middle both filament of the spot are under tension this mean almost a double amount of watts are in used.
Now that I think of hit, one night a couple a weeks back the light fuse blow-up with no short that I can found, it is possible that the switch was stuck between both contacts until the fuse melt under pressure.
The inboard volmeter was not istalled yet at this moment, so I was not aware of that over charge.
I'm real happy with the addition of that voltmeter so far. Thanks to you fellows Gsers for that tip, I hope that my little experiment can help others.
Andr?
