electronics are dead

Cron · 09-14-2012, 05:33 PM

hello, hopefully you can help me with this...

bike was sitting for a couple weeks. now I have no lights, horn, starter, etc.

ignition key seems to work and I can kick start it and drive it around.

tried charging the battery for a couple hours.

I could only find one fuse which is fine.

any idea how to troubleshoot this?

Thanks!

FastDoc · 09-14-2012, 05:43 PM

What's the battery voltage with the bike off?

CB's are known to have terrible batteries stock. May simply be dead.

Cron · 09-14-2012, 05:49 PM

not sure I'll try to find one.

what about if I have the battery charger hooked up and still nothing, shouldn't I still get some juice out of that?

FastDoc · 09-14-2012, 06:01 PM

Maybe not. If the battery is internally shorted due to sulfation it won't take a charge.

Also check your connections, the ground cable in particular.

Cron · 09-14-2012, 08:10 PM

this sucks, i have someone checking out the bike tomorrow and the electronics are dead. doesn't seem to be a loose connection. hopefully it's just the battery but the fact that I can't even get a weak horn or lights when the charger is connected to the +/- terminal concerns me. ground wire seems solid.

Cron · 09-14-2012, 08:25 PM

battery is fine i checked it... def got juice there

FastDoc · 09-14-2012, 09:12 PM

You said it runs if kick started? Do the lights work with it running?

MICRider · 09-15-2012, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cron

battery is fine i checked it... def got juice there

What's the voltmeter reading on it?

Cron · 09-15-2012, 05:50 PM

Guys, thanks a lot for the ideas.

I finally figured it out... I took my dog out in the middle of the night, said a little prayer and turned on the igntion, jiggled the ground terminal connection and everything powered up. I def could sleep better last night with that resolved.

Turns out that the ground battery connection was losing contact due to corrosion or whatever and the ignition switch is going a little wonky. The ignition switch is a concern, but at least I know what the issue is and it's generally functional. Fairly basic stuff, I just didn't put all the pieces together right away, and God helped me out a little there.

This forum is the best!

Weldangrind · 09-15-2012, 05:53 PM

So, you're saying that prayer did the trick?

Cron · 09-15-2012, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

So, you're saying that prayer did the trick?

I'm not too proud to ask for a little help! :P

09-14-2012, 05:33 PM	#1
Cron Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 57	electronics are dead hello, hopefully you can help me with this... bike was sitting for a couple weeks. now I have no lights, horn, starter, etc. ignition key seems to work and I can kick start it and drive it around. tried charging the battery for a couple hours. I could only find one fuse which is fine. any idea how to troubleshoot this? Thanks! __________________ Yingang YG200-8
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09-14-2012, 05:43 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	What's the battery voltage with the bike off? CB's are known to have terrible batteries stock. May simply be dead. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-14-2012, 05:49 PM	#3
Cron Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 57	not sure I'll try to find one. what about if I have the battery charger hooked up and still nothing, shouldn't I still get some juice out of that? __________________ Yingang YG200-8
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09-14-2012, 06:01 PM	#4
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Maybe not. If the battery is internally shorted due to sulfation it won't take a charge. Also check your connections, the ground cable in particular. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-14-2012, 08:10 PM	#5
Cron Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 57	this sucks, i have someone checking out the bike tomorrow and the electronics are dead. doesn't seem to be a loose connection. hopefully it's just the battery but the fact that I can't even get a weak horn or lights when the charger is connected to the +/- terminal concerns me. ground wire seems solid. __________________ Yingang YG200-8
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09-14-2012, 08:25 PM	#6
Cron Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 57	battery is fine i checked it... def got juice there __________________ Yingang YG200-8
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09-14-2012, 09:12 PM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	You said it runs if kick started? Do the lights work with it running? __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-15-2012, 05:50 PM	#9
Cron Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 57	Guys, thanks a lot for the ideas. I finally figured it out... I took my dog out in the middle of the night, said a little prayer and turned on the igntion, jiggled the ground terminal connection and everything powered up. I def could sleep better last night with that resolved. Turns out that the ground battery connection was losing contact due to corrosion or whatever and the ignition switch is going a little wonky. The ignition switch is a concern, but at least I know what the issue is and it's generally functional. Fairly basic stuff, I just didn't put all the pieces together right away, and God helped me out a little there. This forum is the best! __________________ Yingang YG200-8
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09-15-2012, 05:53 PM	#10
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	So, you're saying that prayer did the trick? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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