Dead Battery Issues

[ger87410]

im having the same problem and i have no bilge pump...it charges fine when i ride it but it dosnt hold a charge for more then 4days in the garage..ive tried two batteries as well

Tried a volt meter?

 

[Mark44]

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put a fuse on the wire going to the bilge / battery and just pull it out when you are not using it.

autozone has the waterproof fuse cover (thing a ma jing) for like 2 bucks

I would have to say fix the problem and not bandaid the issue.

Mark44

 

[slickchaos]

I would have to say fix the problem and not bandaid the issue.

Mark44

its an option.. wouldnt removing the fuse elimate the bilge from drawing any power from the battery ? ( assuming the problem is the bilgE)

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

the start/stop switch on my wife's FX1 is 'leaky' too...

you can measure faint voltage all over the place in an old skis E-box if you try..

get that stuff wet and its even worse.

its a slight parasitic drain on your battery...

 

[Shonuff]

Would it be easier to add a quick disconnect on the positive terminal?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

or one of these..

http://x-h2o.com/showthread.php?t=32145&highlight=mcmastercarr

 

[Shonuff]

or one of these..

http://x-h2o.com/showthread.php?t=32145&highlight=mcmastercarr

Did you put that one on the wife's?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

No, so far its still sitting on my computer desk, almost 14 inches from where it was in that photo..

Im lazy.

Did you put that one on the wife's?

 

[Shonuff]

Nice.

 

[Scorn800]

My money is on the bilge

 

[djkorn1]

We will see.... in a couple hours.

 

[blaster800]

Well ? Are you rippin tommorow

 

[MADMAT]

I have your other batt fully charged Korn.

 

[Scraggly]

hey dj when i first changed my flywheel to the MSD charging i had a very similar problem. i thought the fly wasnt charging, but it ended up being a short in my bilge switch. i changed switches and it hasnt been a problem since. i went out in the shop one night around 3am and my pumps were running WTF!! cause i had been in there all night and knew that i didnt leave them on. if i hadnt found it that night i still would be blaming msd lol

good luck man hope your rippen again soon!!

 

[Crab]

make sure your charging coil is working. im not getting a charge and it left me and coung stranded today!

Hows that, were you riding double?...lol.

 

[djkorn1]

The bilge is not the problem. I hooked it up with and without the bilge and both are drawing .000002 amps. It is not enough to kill a battery, however, the battery doesn't gain sheeot when I start the motor. It stays exactly the same, even if I rev it....

Basically something is wrong with the charging system. The guy I bought the flywheel off off said it might not charge, but I am checking some other stuff first.

Frank, I WILL be riding tomorrow. I am charging my battery right now, it is ready to rip!
Vogi, bring that spare just in case!

 

[Shonuff]

Are you still running the Vilder?

 

[djkorn1]

yup. A 2nd one. The first one broke in half.

 

[Shonuff]

Did the previous owner specify why it might not charge? Are you cool with going to total loss if it comes to that?

 

[djkorn1]

yeah, for now. If I am going to...I would rather have an even lighter flywheel...