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checked it with both. They are within .2. However it is the same whether I have the amp in line (fuse in) or out of the circuit (fuse pulled on amp power wire). At this point I am under the impression that the battery may be on its way out????
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marshall. The above is understood however I measured the resistance between the area I chose to ground the amp and the negative terminal of the battery and I saw 0ohms of resistance. This tells me that should be a good ground point.
Anyone else have any ideas?
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I believe that is a constraint of the DMM. If you use a butt connector to join two pieces of spaeker wire a DMM may not measure an increase in resistance, but ther WILL be a voltage drop across the joint. I may not have simplified it enough but my point is when you consisder how the fairing, bars, and tripple tree is connected to the bike its really not a soild connection. Think about the bearings and the grease and those types of things and top that with the substantial amout of current that the amplifier draws and you can quickly see the issue.
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any ideas what it may be? I have the power wire in the tray straight to the battery with a 40 amp inline fuse. I hooked the ground up to one of the screws that holds down the radio and the remote is hooked up to a P&A wire.
Possibly the battery is on is on its way out? It's right around the 2 year mark.
Many ideas would be appreciated
Possibly the battery is on is on its way out? It's right around the 2 year mark.
Many ideas would be appreciated
May or may not help. But it's a good place to start. At least you will know your power and ground is solid.
Secondly you need to make sure the battery is in good shape. A weak battery can cause all kinds of problems in these bikes especially with a new system install. Never hurts to throw a new battery in there.
After you replace the battery and you're still having the same problem with low voltage the only two things left is the regulator and the stator. The stators on a 16 are solid so I'd lean toward the regulator. Honestly, I think after you replace the battery. You're issue goes away.
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Marshall/Gannicus,
Changed out the power wire for 4ga. and ran the negative to the battery terminal. Voltage is now sitting at 14.3 or so now and everything appears back to normal. Thanks for the input and help with getting this sorted.
Changed out the power wire for 4ga. and ran the negative to the battery terminal. Voltage is now sitting at 14.3 or so now and everything appears back to normal. Thanks for the input and help with getting this sorted.
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