Cylinder Compression...

[The Male Whale]

So been out, riding past 2 days, and its got power and seems ok, however literally put the bike away an hour ago, go to turn it over to check some things, and withing 5-6 seconds the battery is buggered, relay clicking like mad.


I have ridden for an hour or so before coming home so it should be charged i would think


I measured the voltage ant its 12.4 ish, so seems fine, but as soon as i touch the started, drops to 0v very quickly...


was reading around about electrical gremilins, http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=15299.0


I wonder if this is all due to the battery not having the ability to turn the crank over, and supply good sparks etc


Not tested the voltages of the reg/rec or the battery when it runs, as waiting for the damn thing to charge, if it ever will


how can it read 12.4v and then not work i.e. drain to 0v when i touch it..????


 

Cos it's fucked!

You have at least one cell gone down.

Plenty of Voltage, no amperage.

Get a new battery then test the charging circuit to ensure it's not the reg/rec that has taken the battery out.

Whale

[anutz]

may explain all the issues i been having starting - weak sparks/cranking etc


will get a new battery and test the reg/rect