25-09-22, 12:59 PM
The old battery had charge in it but then it'd been left on charge in between rides.
So I've fitted the new battery. Did some old tests on the old and new and i get mixed results dependant on how warm the engine is and also bizarrely if it's in gear or not.
Anyway with the new battery:-
Ignition Off = 13.21
Ignition On = 12.94
Ig + Headlight = 12.32
Ig + HL + Spotlight = 12.28
Ig + HL + SL + Heated Grip = 12.22
Idle = 13.01
HL = 12.36
HL + SL = 12.33
HL + SL + HG = 12.28
Rev = 14.8
HL = 13.32
HL + SL = 13.16
HL + SL + HG = 12.9
The results seemed to bounce around a little. For example at one point when the engine was warm is seemed to be idle at around 14.3V
I guess the real test will be in the coming weeks. I'll use the headlights constantly. If after a week of riding I suffer a flat battery I'll know there's a charging issue. If not and I have a few weeks of nothingness I'll happily say it was the battery.
So I've fitted the new battery. Did some old tests on the old and new and i get mixed results dependant on how warm the engine is and also bizarrely if it's in gear or not.
Anyway with the new battery:-
Ignition Off = 13.21
Ignition On = 12.94
Ig + Headlight = 12.32
Ig + HL + Spotlight = 12.28
Ig + HL + SL + Heated Grip = 12.22
Idle = 13.01
HL = 12.36
HL + SL = 12.33
HL + SL + HG = 12.28
Rev = 14.8
HL = 13.32
HL + SL = 13.16
HL + SL + HG = 12.9
The results seemed to bounce around a little. For example at one point when the engine was warm is seemed to be idle at around 14.3V
I guess the real test will be in the coming weeks. I'll use the headlights constantly. If after a week of riding I suffer a flat battery I'll know there's a charging issue. If not and I have a few weeks of nothingness I'll happily say it was the battery.