Electrical issue
07-15-2011, 11:37 PM
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Electrical issue
here is the story. I went to ride my bike on thursday and the battery was dead. Charged it this morning rode to work no issues. Put about 100 miles on after work and then my battery was smoking. I pulled the battery and its hot. Battery is probably fried and no good. But where do I start. Obviously something is causing a draw which killed the battery but what is causing it to heat up and smoke?
07-16-2011, 03:40 AM
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I was wondering if that was the problem as I had to replace the one on my cbr as well. Is this a common problem with these? Is there a recommendation to use one out of another bike?
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07-16-2011, 06:31 AM
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Are all of your lights and electrical on? You probably should check through your fuses (including the main, which is located in a different spot). You may have fried your starter relay or something which is why the starter isn't working.
07-16-2011, 08:47 AM
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what kind of R/R did you replace the stock one with? In the long run a finned/mosfet type is the way to go...and yes the battery will almost always be fried after your R/R goes bad. Glad you got her up and running again. I had the same thing happen to me two times while riding down the road, it was shittastic.
07-16-2011, 08:59 AM
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if your battery was smoking or bulging and steaming chances are even if you get 14 volts there could be 1 or a few dead cells and your battery is fried...
most auto parts stores will load test your battery for free and if you cant find any paperwork on the battery and it doesnt say on the battery I think its around 100 to 140 cranking amps.
most auto parts stores will load test your battery for free and if you cant find any paperwork on the battery and it doesnt say on the battery I think its around 100 to 140 cranking amps.
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