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Old Aug 3, 2017 | 11:52 PM
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Ive looked on the interwebs all day and cannot find anything that can help me. I have a 92 Softail that when I turn my ignition on I get all my lights on but when I hit the start button everything turns off. No click or anything. Getting a voltage drop from 12.5-13 down to around .8. I have been tracing this all day and haven't got anywhere. I have a digital copy of my service manual but the schematics aren't very good quality. Any ideas would help.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2017 | 12:07 PM
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I would do a load check on the battery.
 
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I`ll bet it`s time for a battery funeral...
 
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Battery tested good
 
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How was the battery tested?
 
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How was the battery tested?
I took it to auto zone and the guy said it was good. I took it to O'Reillys today and they said it had a bad cell. So someone is not very good at their job. We will see once I put the new battery in. I'll keep y'all posted.
 
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I took it to auto zone and the guy said it was good. I took it to O'Reillys today and they said it had a bad cell. So someone is not very good at their job. We will see once I put the new battery in. I'll keep y'all posted.
Well I guess you guys were right and the first test was wrong. The battery had a dead cell. Thanks for making me second guess the battery test.
 
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