SOLVED: voltage meter acting weird
Cruiser
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From: College Sation, Tx
A loose connection, I don't think would cause the gauge to read high
if a terminal on the battery was loose, the bike will try to put morevoltage current to it to charge it, so it should make the voltage go down, but the regulator will sense that and make it go back up,
With electrical issues, always start at the battery connections, both side of the wires, not just the terminals on the battery.
if a terminal on the battery was loose, the bike will try to put more
With electrical issues, always start at the battery connections, both side of the wires, not just the terminals on the battery.
Last edited by cdttzap; Feb 24, 2025 at 07:15 AM.
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From: Forest Hill, Md
Same exact thing happening on my 14 Limited. I'll check my connections before the new season gets going.
I had the same basic thing happen with my 05 Ultra and it drove me crazy. Everything was nice and tight but still bounced around. I ended up replacing the gauge and that fixed it, rock sold after that.
Perhaps it's as simple as that with the 14?
I had the same basic thing happen with my 05 Ultra and it drove me crazy. Everything was nice and tight but still bounced around. I ended up replacing the gauge and that fixed it, rock sold after that.
Perhaps it's as simple as that with the 14?
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From: Honah Lee
A loose connection, I don't think would cause the gauge to read high
if a terminal on the battery was loose, the bike will try to put morevoltage current to it to charge it, so it should make the voltage go down, but the regulator will sense that and make it go back up,
With electrical issues, always start at the battery connections, both side of the wires, not just the terminals on the battery.
if a terminal on the battery was loose, the bike will try to put more
With electrical issues, always start at the battery connections, both side of the wires, not just the terminals on the battery.
The loose connection does not enable regulator to read what battery needs.
Loose connection (resistance) makes heat that tends to help temporarily.
Google from here
'No, higher voltage does not directly increase amperage when charging a battery; instead, it is the battery's internal resistance that determines the current (amperage) drawn when a specific voltage is applied, meaning a higher voltage can potentially allow for a higher current flow, but the amperage itself is not directly increased by the voltage alone.
Key points to remember:
- Voltage is pressure, amperage is flow:
Think of voltage like water pressure and amperage like water flow - increasing pressure (voltage) can potentially lead to more water flowing (amperage), but the actual flow depends on the system's resistance.
. Guess it's a snowball fight now.
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Last edited by Jackie Paper; Feb 24, 2025 at 08:14 AM.
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NO, Saturday we use our heated gear but all was well then, Sunday is when I saw this "phenomenon" happen and we were not using it then..
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mine did weird things too right before my battery gave out. once the bike started sounding tired during start up i swapped out the battery and the volt meter went back to normal. you can always pull batt and have it load tested at any auto parts store or get a $20 load tester off amazon. but my money is on the battery itself.
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From: backwoods
I can't remember, but I am not sure he was going high, just up and down. Volt reg should hold you around 14.4ish. Hard to see that detail on analog guage, but he says it is going higher than it was in past, I gathered.