2001 650
Brand new "motobatt" battery fitted recently, all working fine, then one cold morning it only had enough power to turn the engine over twice, then went flat. Battery recharged from the mains. then all starts fine
I suspect the Oxford heated grips are killing the battery. They are wired via a relay and they have no power going to them when the ignition is off
I fitted a voltmeter ...and when riding at 4000 RPM with the lights and grips on 75-100% it is only reading 12.2-13.1 volts. When less than 3000 RPM it is only reading about 12 volts
Is this normal? Is this enough to charge the battery when riding with the heated grips on?
The voltage is reading 14 volts with the grips off.
Brand new "motobatt" battery fitted recently, all working fine, then one cold morning it only had enough power to turn the engine over twice, then went flat. Battery recharged from the mains. then all starts fine
I suspect the Oxford heated grips are killing the battery. They are wired via a relay and they have no power going to them when the ignition is off
I fitted a voltmeter ...and when riding at 4000 RPM with the lights and grips on 75-100% it is only reading 12.2-13.1 volts. When less than 3000 RPM it is only reading about 12 volts
Is this normal? Is this enough to charge the battery when riding with the heated grips on?
The voltage is reading 14 volts with the grips off.