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my 80 fxe battery has 12.5 volts but when you press the starter theres nothing. sometimes a ticking noise at the relay ive cleaned the contacts with no improvement.could the relay be faulty or something else.im sure its the original one from new.thanks all
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Or... what does the battery read when ya push the button?????
12.5 is Not 100% 12.6+ is 100%, and 12.3 is Dead... not alot of range... if yer Solenoid is Not burnt yet, it will be, as low voltage will kill that and your starter...
12.5 is Not 100% 12.6+ is 100%, and 12.3 is Dead... not alot of range... if yer Solenoid is Not burnt yet, it will be, as low voltage will kill that and your starter...
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will check but if the battery is low the dash lights will go dull when trying to start, correct. mine stay bright.thanks
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I buy cheap AGM Batteries... I get about 3 years out of 'em..
12.6t0 12.8 is fully charged... anyreading above that on a Typical AGM Battery is just surface charge...
If yer light dim when ya hit the starter... you need a new battery... Betting yer dropping to well under 11V
12.6t0 12.8 is fully charged... anyreading above that on a Typical AGM Battery is just surface charge...
If yer light dim when ya hit the starter... you need a new battery... Betting yer dropping to well under 11V
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i put the battery on charge for 5hrs and went to 15.7volts. as soon as i hit the starter the solenoid was constantly ticking and the voltage dropped to 11.5 volts as if its not holding charge.have you heard of a charge dropping so quick thank you
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1] Quit torturing your starting system with that **** Battery!!! Gonna burn something up.
2]
I feel you are gonna require a Solenoid ... [the relay on the Primary]
It is too easy to "burn" the contact washers on that solenoid... Luckily they are easily changed...
You can troubleshoot it, but, not generally worth it...
If it does the same thing with a "Known Good", battery, it is gonna be the Solenoid...
One more thing... A half assed Battery that is not good enough for the Bike, works for a time [sometimes] in the Lawn Tractor!!!
Yea... I'm a COB.
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Put a washer between the small [hot] post and battery post of solenoid... does it start [yea there may be some sparks... but if done right the "washer" or even 50cent piece method will start a bike for a very long time indeed..
The Bosch relay is the little Cube under the battery box... it can easily fail.. but, they are cheap.. that is the relay that effectively replaces the Washer or Coin... it "fires" the Solenoid.. I would be interested in the Battery "Test"... ie who and how it was done... I have always used a digital volt meter... can't lie...
Edit; Before someone talks ya into a ford relay to replace your Bosch... remember the Starter button on the handlebars cannot handle the current required to fire the ford relay.. that is the main reason the MoCo went to the Bosch type relay... at the same time the '73+ handlebar controls came about..
The Bosch relay is the little Cube under the battery box... it can easily fail.. but, they are cheap.. that is the relay that effectively replaces the Washer or Coin... it "fires" the Solenoid.. I would be interested in the Battery "Test"... ie who and how it was done... I have always used a digital volt meter... can't lie...
Edit; Before someone talks ya into a ford relay to replace your Bosch... remember the Starter button on the handlebars cannot handle the current required to fire the ford relay.. that is the main reason the MoCo went to the Bosch type relay... at the same time the '73+ handlebar controls came about..
Last edited by Racepres; Nov 21, 2018 at 07:36 AM.