06-07-20, 09:00 PM
Well my Drop Tester arrived today (bloody quick service and less than £18 too!)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00157KANE/r...11_TE_item
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The good news is that the battery is ok. It gives about 13.5v under no load and drops down, but stays in the "green" OK zone under load.
The bad news is also that the battery is ok, so something else must be screwed up...
I've been looking elsewhere for people with the same Fault Code 12 and two possibilities that have popped up are a faulty starter relay and a faulty starter motor.
I'm going to check the relay tomorrow and, if not, try to find a way to test the starter without having to take it out and strip it.
Given, however, that one of my "fixes" was to flick the side-stand up and let it bang against the stop, it does suggest that maybe the starter is getting stuck or one of the brushes has failed.
The bike still runs if I bump start it, so hopefully that means the ECU isn't fried!
Meanwhile, I've still got to install the other Fork Spring and I need the bike by next Sunday as there's a Market in Brighton I'm going to, so it may be push starts at both ends...
Oh and, because I thought it was the Battery, I've already ordered a new one, but as long as I keep that one in good condition, I'll have a spare when the present one eventually fails.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00157KANE/r...11_TE_item
:thumbup
The good news is that the battery is ok. It gives about 13.5v under no load and drops down, but stays in the "green" OK zone under load.
The bad news is also that the battery is ok, so something else must be screwed up...
I've been looking elsewhere for people with the same Fault Code 12 and two possibilities that have popped up are a faulty starter relay and a faulty starter motor.
I'm going to check the relay tomorrow and, if not, try to find a way to test the starter without having to take it out and strip it.
Given, however, that one of my "fixes" was to flick the side-stand up and let it bang against the stop, it does suggest that maybe the starter is getting stuck or one of the brushes has failed.
The bike still runs if I bump start it, so hopefully that means the ECU isn't fried!
Meanwhile, I've still got to install the other Fork Spring and I need the bike by next Sunday as there's a Market in Brighton I'm going to, so it may be push starts at both ends...
Oh and, because I thought it was the Battery, I've already ordered a new one, but as long as I keep that one in good condition, I'll have a spare when the present one eventually fails.