Some thing is killing my battery

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Egghead

Joined Sep 2012

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Discussion Starter
• Nov 26, 2012

• #1

Hello guys changed my battery 2 weeks ago and spark plug and air filter on my 05 plate factory
Just been in the garage And the bike woz making a clicking noise with no key in it my optimizer woz reading 12 volts so i got the key turned in on and it totally drained in with in seconds
Left in on charge with it dissconected from the bike for a few hours put it back on the bike turned ignition bk on drained straight away
Any ideas jamie

 

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Kiwi_rsvr

Joined Sep 2008

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Shoeburyness, Essex

• Nov 26, 2012

• #2

Has it got an alarm ?

When you say changed the battery ?, for a new one that was properly charged ?

what are you charging it with ?

 

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Egghead

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• Nov 26, 2012

• #3

Hi its got a meta 357 i think and its got a oxford optimizer 900 and battery is a gel yuasa it fired up last week no problem
And as i sed it was making a weired noise with out keys in it

 

pat

Joined Oct 2010

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Inveraray,Argyll

• Nov 26, 2012

• #4

Egghead said:

Hi its got a meta 357 i think and its got a oxford optimizer 900 and battery is a gel yuasa it fired up last week no problem
And as i sed it was making a weired noise with out keys in it

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check that the battery leads are tight ,especialy the earth...

 

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Egghead

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• Nov 26, 2012

• #5

Battery fully charged just tryed starting it and the starterr soleniod just clicking and draining the battery

 

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Egghead

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• Nov 27, 2012

• #6

Been reading a few things amd cud be starter soleniod so iv just ordered one i hope its that

 

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Egghead

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• Nov 27, 2012

• #7

Bloody bike just started now

 

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Kiwi_rsvr

Joined Sep 2008

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Shoeburyness, Essex

• Nov 27, 2012

• #8

So whats the voltage reading with it running ?, also the solenoid could be intermittent, you can always short across its terminals with a stout screw driver to test it.

 

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Egghead

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• Nov 27, 2012

• #9

Beetween high 13v to low 14v bud iv ordered a new soleniod just incase it does it again

 

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Kiwi_rsvr

Joined Sep 2008

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Shoeburyness, Essex

• Nov 27, 2012

• #10

Is that using the dash function ?, but good choice to fit the uprated 150 amp jobbie.

Egghead said:

Beetween high 13v to low 14v bud iv ordered a new soleniod just incase it does it again

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