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03firebolt
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 12:52 am: | 
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I Have an 03 xb9r. my problem is that the voltage on my battery will not stay anywhere above the nice 12.8 range, it steadily drops down to about 9 or 10 volts obviously leaving me stranded. I replaced the battery and the stator and the dealership did an electrical systems check and ruled out the voltage regulator for me. I have replaced the headlights, turn signals, tailight, and i also hardwired the kickstand switch together since i replaced the stocked one with an 05 stand without the switch. I have checked my connections on the battery and lights time and time again. I plan on going to daytona next week so i was wondering if anyone could offer ANY advice on what to check next. Id prefer to do everything myself so i dont spend all my daytona money at the stealership. Again, if anyone could offer any advice, it will be much appreciated. Thanks |
Sparky
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 09:34 pm: |
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It sounds like the dealer did not check out the charging and electrical systems completely. The charging system could check out perfectly but there may be an anomalous constant drain on the battery due to a hire harness issue or some component grounding out unexpectedly.
If you are working on the bike yourself, get the Factory Service Manual and perform the milliampere draw test. That will tell if there is too much current leaking and draining the battery. There should be no more than a 1.0 milliamp draw between the negative battery terminal and its cable with an ammeter between those points with the KEY OFF.
If you replaced the battery and stator, go over all the charging system checks in the FSM again yourself. Don't depend on the dealer to say it's OK. |
03firebolt
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 10:26 pm: |
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Thanks for the help. I went over all the wiring again today. I pulled the voltage reg off the bike and plugged it in to test the reg and ever since then it has worked correctly. Im not sure if my connections were bad or if there was something in the connectors, but anyways, i dont care how i got it working, im just glad i did. See yall in daytona |
Rsh
| | Posted on Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 09:43 pm: |
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It could have been the number 77 connector,
It basically connects the voltage regulator to the battery, so when you removed the voltage regulator to test it, then re-connected it after testing, the number 77 connector is now making good contact allowing the battery to charge. A number of people have had issue's with that connection causing a no-charge condition. |
Rays
| | Posted on Friday, February 27, 2009 - 04:24 am: |
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It can't help to have a good look at that connector as it sounds suspiciously familiar.
Follow the instructions in this guide and you won't fizz anything - it will only cost you 20 mins of your time.
http://docs.google.com/View?revision=_latest&docid =d4rbxwr_20dq5khf&hl=en |
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