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Old Dec 22, 2019 | 09:59 PM
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Battery is over charging. It has burned up two batteries. It is also blowing out other electrical components. The speedometer is dead. The headlight is out no turn signals and maybe the fuel pump. The bike died and there was battery acid all over. It did this twice.
 
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Battery is over charging. It has burned up two batteries. It is also blowing out other electrical components. The speedometer is dead. The headlight is out no turn signals and maybe the fuel pump. The bike died and there was battery acid all over. It did this twice.
Bad voltage regulator........
 
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Originally Posted by David Hansen
Battery is over charging. It has burned up two batteries. It is also blowing out other electrical components. The speedometer is dead. The headlight is out no turn signals and maybe the fuel pump. The bike died and there was battery acid all over. It did this twice.
So what is your question?
Year and model of your bike?
You knew it was over charging and burnt up a battery yet you put another one in there without investigating why the first one went bad.
Probably need to take it to someone who knows what they are doing.

Good luck.
 
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Old Dec 23, 2019 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by coolbreeze3646
So what is your question?
Year and model of your bike?
You knew it was over charging and burnt up a battery yet you put another one in there without investigating why the first one went bad.
Probably need to take it to someone who knows what they are doing.

Good luck.
didn't know it was over charging on the first one.
If I take it to someone else I will never learn 😉 I'm here for help not douchebag comments
 
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Originally Posted by hvacgaspiping
Bad voltage regulator........
could that have fried the fuel pump?
 
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could that have fried the fuel pump?
The extreme voltage could have blown several fuses......
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Everything is designed to run at 14.4 volts with some overhead. If you boiled a battery then yes you could well damage some other parts on your bike.
 
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Originally Posted by David Hansen
didn't know it was over charging on the first one.
If I take it to someone else I will never learn 😉 I'm here for help not douchebag comments
Your first post did not make any mention of you not knowing the problem existed on the first one, this is exactly what you posted:

Originally Posted by David Hansen
Battery is over charging. It has burned up two batteries. It is also blowing out other electrical components. The speedometer is dead. The headlight is out no turn signals and maybe the fuel pump. The bike died and there was battery acid all over. It did this twice.
If you want help from people, explain the issue, give the model and year, and above all, don`t be a Dick.
 
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The extreme voltage could have blown several fuses......
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I checked the fuses and I don't have any blown.
 
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