Electric start wont work

[john2]

Okay, i bought a cheap moped and since i have had it the electric start does not work. It kick starts first time every time. There isnt even a click when i press it, ive checked all wiring and thats fine. Anyone else reckon i need a new starter motor?

[sagiliam]

sounds like it john! lol!

[john2]

DAM! Dont wanna fork out on it! Had to do enough of that already, oh well may add some value on when i sell it.

[Davo]

Have you tried giving the battery a quick charge or assuming it's a 12 volt system, try connecting it to a car battery via some jump leads.

Check the fuses & relays. If you can it might be worth connecting the starter straight to the battery to see if it turns (which if it does could point towards the starter solenoid).

Don't write the starter motor off straight away.

[Jamie S]

To be shure its the starter or not. take the starter motor off and wire it up to your battery like this >https://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r220/jamie_stokes_2/pppp.jpg

The wires on the starter will be red and black connect the red to the + and the black to the -
(one the battery )
use the battery off your bike to do this !

[BFG]

[Jamie S]

yer thats another way theres me not thinking lol

[john2]

Yeh thats another thing, nothing works without the engine running, not even the fuel guage, should of said really

Erm, also if its at really low revs things like the indicators and brake light dont work.

Maybe big electrical fault?

[john2]

Yeh thats another thing, nothing works without the engine running, not even the fuel guage, should of said really

Erm, also if its at really low revs things like the indicators and brake light dont work.

Maybe big electrical fault?

Oh and the horn dont work at all.

[Marci]

That's a distinct lack of battery juice there... charge or replace the battery and it should all spring back to life... then look at the bike's charging circuit as summat's dead...
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[finpos]

Your battery is flat. There's absolutely no point trying to do anything else on the bike until you have either charged it (and made sure it's holding a charge) or replaced it. Using a car battery and jump leads is the best and cheapest idea.

First rule of fixing anything electric. Make sure you actually have some electricity.

finpos.

[john2]

BUT, when connecting a set of those little neon washer jet things on (cheap way to test for a quid) they light up with the battery Well they did, i havent actually tried it lately. Will charge battery overnight.

[finpos]

[thefallenange...]

from work i can tell you the battery is probably fucked. It's probably not much for a new bugger just make sure you dispose of the old one properly. For the sake of about £15 it'll be a cheap option.
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[john2]

[BFG]