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pete said:
Glad you got it sorted without having to do the starter Don!

PS: don't listen to me when Steve and Jim are around, you know who's likely to be right now :p

And let us know how the Motobatt goes, contemplating one of those for when my cheapy in the 450 dies...
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Pete,
I just reread the first post and think that there was nothing wrong with the advice based on what was presented. I do think Don needs to review battery load testing or perhaps just the first couple of steps of the "Quick Test".:rolleyes:

Don,
Well I do hope you did not have to pull the starter, but if you did the load test brush up should be more memorable. :)

Steve,
As a general rule, I tend to ignore voltage readings people take during starter cranking; there are just too many variables. Unless I'm doing the measurement I always take them with a grain of salt.

Jim
 
posplayr said:
Steve,
As a general rule, I tend to ignore voltage readings people take during starter cranking; there are just too many variables. Unless I'm doing the measurement I always take them with a grain of salt.
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I agree, but it was that part that said "Volts returned to 9.2v again." that got my attention.

A dragging starter could have taken the cranking voltage low, but it should have come back up to over 12 volts with a decent battery.
Because it stayed low, I was pushing the "Bad Battery" button. :-\\\

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Steve said:
I agree, but it was that part that said "Volts returned to 9.2v again." that got my attention.

A dragging starter could have taken the cranking voltage low, but it should have come back up to over 12 volts with a decent battery.
Because it stayed low, I was pushing the "Bad Battery" button. :-\\\

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Yes, if the battery is a rest and only 9.2V it is not a good battery which I have to say is obvious but also in direct conflict with the initial assessment that the both batteries were good :o
 
posplayr said:
... but also in direct conflict with the initial assumption that the both batteries were good :o
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There, I fixed it for you.
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Thanks guys for all the input. As usual I get to where I want to be in the end even though I usually take a zig zag detour to get there. I will now bin the two bad batteries.

Pete thanks for your input/advice. It was appreciated and would have been put into practise if I had to pull the starter. As Jim said, "there was nothing wrong with your advice" given the symptoms I verbalised.

Thanks all -- Steve included.
 
Good stuff guys, glad there was some sense to my comments :D

The weather has warmed up significantly up in Brissie so my battery has started playing nice... see how long before I'm looking for my own Motobatt :rolleyes:
 
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