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Old 06-22-2017, 07:55 PM
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Hey what's up ? New to this , can someone tell me if 14 .42 is considered overcharging at high RPM my ignition pickup in nose cone is melting after 17 years of service . I'm going to replace it with a new one that's being sent to me don't want the same thing to happen to the new one . I already changed the 30 amp battery breaker that I found out has a diode in it . I was reading the other night on this. Someone happened to mention that if the battery reads it's full charge any overage could be sent to the weakest link which might be the ignition module . Can anybody confirm this?
 
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Old 06-23-2017, 08:16 AM
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You didn't say what year bike, but 17 years of service would make it a 99-00. Not sure if those have the problem, but cam position sensor, located in the nosecone, do drip goo when they go bad.
 
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Old 06-24-2017, 10:18 AM
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If you get 17 years service out of the replacement why are you concerned today?! Give us more details about your bike, so we can give you a more detailed answer.
 
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If you get 17 years service out of the replacement why are you concerned today?! Give us more details about your bike, so we can give you a more detailed answer.
ignition module melting , it was 17 years of the factory OEM part that I had service from and still riding with it I replaced the starter relay which has a diode and suppressor within it I had read on this site that it is possible for the overage voltage going to the battery after a full charge is sent back to the weakest link in the system causing the melting I have reason to believe it was a bad diode in a relay again I'm still riding on original OEM part
 

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