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new battery is fading fast.
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:41 pm
by Jeffrey
I got a new AGM battery but something is killing it.
I found some corrosion on the starter relay/solenoid and
cleaned it. I give this about a 15% chance of being the problem
though for now my 2004 seems to be starting.
There is no draw on the battery when key is off. I hooked up
a test light between the battery terminal and ground and it
didn't light.
One person says Stator. Another says rectifier. Evidently the
stators rarely go out but I ordered a new high output one. I hope it works--the older upgrades evidently are troublesome.
I gather the rectifiers go out much more commonly than the stators.
Anyone got any specifics on how to test the rectifier? I must
admit, I don't have a volt ohm meter; just a test light.
I might just end up riding it dn to Eagle Mikes but I if I stop on the way, it will have to be on a hill. KLRs are bitches to push start solo even on level pavement.
J#3
new battery is fading fast.
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 2:12 am
by spike55_bmw
After riding some forest roads on Monday, we went back to my buddy's place to look at his fixer-upper DRZ400 with the AGM battery. Same problem as yours - almost dead.
We got out the VOM meter, there's no short in his wiring. The less than 2 wk old battery (to him) was reading about 4 volts (disconnected from the bike). We charged it up and the bike runs but something is screwy. Rev the engine and the volts go down to 10 versus 12-something at idle.
I'll let you know what he determines is the problem but it is interesting that the brand new AGM battery was almost dead without any use in 2 weeks.
Don R100, A6F
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Jeffrey" wrote:
>
> I got a new AGM battery but something is killing it.
>
> I found some corrosion on the starter relay/solenoid and
> cleaned it. I give this about a 15% chance of being the problem
> though for now my 2004 seems to be starting.
>
> There is no draw on the battery when key is off. I hooked up
> a test light between the battery terminal and ground and it
> didn't light.
>
> One person says Stator. Another says rectifier. Evidently the
> stators rarely go out but I ordered a new high output one. I hope it works--the older upgrades evidently are troublesome.
> I gather the rectifiers go out much more commonly than the stators.
>
> Anyone got any specifics on how to test the rectifier? I must
> admit, I don't have a volt ohm meter; just a test light.
>
> I might just end up riding it dn to Eagle Mikes but I if I stop on the way, it will have to be on a hill. KLRs are bitches to push start solo even on level pavement.
>
> J#3
>
08 kawasaki klr650 klr 650 bank angle sensor ebay scam
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 3:38 pm
by David Nichols
I found a genuine bank angle sensor (not really):
http://www.aerostich.com/bank-angle-sensor.html
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