RX3 sudden shutdown

Working_ZS · 10-11-2021, 07:04 PM

Test your battery and battery connections - the gauge behavior and starter clicking symptoms look the same as a dead battery situation. The resting battery voltage, with the ignition switch shut off, should be 12.8 to 13.1 volts, anything lower and the battery is over discharged. Try swapping in a known, good battery and see if it starts and runs. If it does, check the voltage at the battery terminals as it is running, at 5000 RPM or so you want to see around 14 volts; if it's lower than that then you may have a bad stator and/or a bad regulator rectifier that isn't keeping the battery charged.

10-11-2021, 07:04 PM	#3
Working_ZS Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 365	Possible Bad Battery Test your battery and battery connections - the gauge behavior and starter clicking symptoms look the same as a dead battery situation. The resting battery voltage, with the ignition switch shut off, should be 12.8 to 13.1 volts, anything lower and the battery is over discharged. Try swapping in a known, good battery and see if it starts and runs. If it does, check the voltage at the battery terminals as it is running, at 5000 RPM or so you want to see around 14 volts; if it's lower than that then you may have a bad stator and/or a bad regulator rectifier that isn't keeping the battery charged.
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