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Kawasaki Jimbo |
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Posted: 14:26 - 22 Jul 2019 Post subject: How do I check for parasitic drain? |
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The Kawasaki's new-ish battery has dropped to 2 volts after a few weeks laying idle. In contrast the alarm-equipped R1 will keep a battery alive far longer. (Admittedly it has a slightly larger capacity.) A while ago I tested the Kawasaki for parasitic drain but the ammeter read zero, not even registering the clock. I think I might be doing it wrong.
YouTube showed me two ways to test:
Ammeter connected between the negative cable and the negative battery terminal. Ammeter probing the individual fuses.
Do I need a fancy meter or should my £8 Halfords/Gunson one do the job? |
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Kawasaki Jimbo |
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Posted: 11:57 - 24 Jul 2019 Post subject: |
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Kawasaki Jimbo wrote: |
It's still a mystery. I'd fit a larger capacity lead-acid if one would fit. Not sure about lithium. |
Agreed - served us well for a 100+ years.. I also dislike optimate, but that's another story. ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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For the record, Rubber Harnesses are no use.
Fecking pre-meditation text.
I had a ctek 'smart' lead connected to the battery on one bike when parked in the garage. It was on charge for a month but the battery was flat as a dodo when I tried to.start the hoowur.
The smart lead circuitry was goosed. ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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Kawasaki Jimbo |
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Posted: 15:12 - 24 Jul 2019 Post subject: |
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New battery in, checked my meter with an AA battery and got a reading , then repeated all the tests and got zero DC milliamps throughout. With the forum's guidance I'm happy the test is valid. No parasitic drain then, but a small battery in need of either regular use (like the bike used to get) or a top-up charge once a month, I suppose. Thanks everyone! |
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Old Thread Alert!
There is a gap of 1 year, 171 days between these two posts... |
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There was a 200mA reading with the clamp around what's left of the alarm loom but nothing at the battery leads. Makes no sense, any thoughts?
Yes, my old clamp multimeter doesn't read DC amps through the clamp, only using the probes. Apparently they expected me to read the manual. This new one does use the clamp for DC amps. And I zeroed it. |
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Oh, crikey! I knew that, because I had thought about using multiple loops to amplify the value when using my old clamp meter (before I realised it was reading zero because the clamp wasn't for DC amps!). But then I stupidly went and measured a bundle of wires! Cheers oilyrag.
Maybe I haven't found it after all. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 3 years, 133 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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