Battery End of Life.

[DaddyStu]

Getting a battery Lo on my dash at startup. Thought it was because I was beasting my shitty BMW SatNav over Euroland. Still getting it though - not every time. Not seeing any other issues and starting up sounds good. I do have an engine management light that came on recently - shortly after the message started appearing.

That sound like early signs of a battery where max charge capacity has degraded with age? Dont know how long it'd been on the bike before I got it.

Easy check with a battery tester I know and worth doing to ensure the stator/rectifier is boosting upto 13.5ish volts after startup. Will do it when I get a minute.
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Zontes 125-G1 (part-ex'd). Yamaha Tracer 700.

[jaffa90]

Many years ago i fitted a Easy to Read LED Digital Voltmeter with sticky back velcro connected to the battery. It cost pennies.

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

After being caught out by the reg/rec failures on the Honda I fitted a 12volt accessory thingy...a cigarette lighter thingy. Plugged a £6 voltmeter in for the longer journeys.

Now have a LED indicator fitted to the dash of the Duc. Green A-okay Orange - Get off motorway and you've got 20mins before the fuel pump gives out. Red - Ha-ha you're walking baldy.

Think that cost about a fiver.
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