battery prolems

charlesneeson · Derestricted Danger Joined: 25 Sep 2011 Karma :

i have a drain on my battery does anyone know how i would find the cause of this ? the bike is a 1991 zzr400. its a brand new battery as I thought the winter might have killed the old one but when I charge it and leave it for a day it wont start

Pete. · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

You could try pulling all the fuses and seeing which of them has a voltage across it with the ignition turned off. Might not find the problem but it can help eliminate certain parts.

If it has an alarm, suspect that first.
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WannaBeDude · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Karma :

Alarmed drain or batt dead cells ... Did it drop voltage over winter and how much ... Etc etc
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WannaBeDude · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Karma :

Which suggest to me he's not looking after his batterrys !
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charlesneeson · Derestricted Danger Joined: 25 Sep 2011 Karma :

thanks i will check the fuses as suggested, it doesnt have an alarm.
yes the bike was neglected over the winter unfortunately as i moved away. Im rebuilding it as a project as it was crashed, almost finished now just need to sort this battery issue which is a right pain because i know very little about electrics!