We've got a runner - Page 4

SpudRider · 05-28-2015, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

BTW, you've got a good attitude!

X2.

You have the China Riders spirit.

JPG1911 · 05-31-2015, 01:43 PM

Thanks for the kind words. I walk the fine line between optimism and realism every day, but I learned a long time ago that pessimism never pays. In the immortal words of miss Kimberly "Sweet Brown" Wilkins - Ain't nobody got time for that !!!

I bought a chinese battery off ebay for $17, so I'm not terribly shocked or surprised that it's a dud. I'll get a new one come payday, along with a few other parts I've been putting off. Maybe now would be a good time to finally replace the cracked, road rashed, tire-rubbed, battery box that is currently held closed by several zip-ties. I can't help but notice that a slightly larger size code battery may fit in there...

The headlight did not ever get any brighter, it just barely had a glow even after the trickle charger declared the battery fully charged - I still did not put a meter on it, not that it matters much at this point, I just keep forgetting to bring my meter home from work.

JPG1911 · 05-31-2015, 08:29 PM

Grabbed my meter

Resting battery voltage = 12.51
Start bike = 12.24
Rev engine to ~3000rpm = 12.27
Turn lights off(engine running) = 12.31
Turn lights back on =12.24
Turn lights and engine off =12.40
Turn lights back on (engine off) =12.23

Bike has run about 4 miles since trickle charge

I think the $17 China battery is just fine, and my charging system is at fault

Adjuster · 05-31-2015, 08:34 PM

Yep looks like something wrong with the charging. Hopefully just a bad connection easy fix.

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Weldangrind · 06-01-2015, 11:22 PM

If not a bad connection, I hope it's the regulator. Cheap and easy fix.

05-31-2015, 01:43 PM	#47
JPG1911 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 117	Thanks for the kind words. I walk the fine line between optimism and realism every day, but I learned a long time ago that pessimism never pays. In the immortal words of miss Kimberly "Sweet Brown" Wilkins - Ain't nobody got time for that !!! I bought a chinese battery off ebay for $17, so I'm not terribly shocked or surprised that it's a dud. I'll get a new one come payday, along with a few other parts I've been putting off. Maybe now would be a good time to finally replace the cracked, road rashed, tire-rubbed, battery box that is currently held closed by several zip-ties. I can't help but notice that a slightly larger size code battery may fit in there... The headlight did not ever get any brighter, it just barely had a glow even after the trickle charger declared the battery fully charged - I still did not put a meter on it, not that it matters much at this point, I just keep forgetting to bring my meter home from work. __________________ 2004 United Motors DS200 "Denise" Be Dragonized!
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05-31-2015, 08:29 PM	#48
JPG1911 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 117	Grabbed my meter Resting battery voltage = 12.51 Start bike = 12.24 Rev engine to ~3000rpm = 12.27 Turn lights off(engine running) = 12.31 Turn lights back on =12.24 Turn lights and engine off =12.40 Turn lights back on (engine off) =12.23 Bike has run about 4 miles since trickle charge I think the $17 China battery is just fine, and my charging system is at fault __________________ 2004 United Motors DS200 "Denise" Be Dragonized!
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06-01-2015, 11:22 PM	#50
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	If not a bad connection, I hope it's the regulator. Cheap and easy fix. __________________ 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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05-31-2015, 08:34 PM	#49
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	Yep looks like something wrong with the charging. Hopefully just a bad connection easy fix. /
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