Voltage problem
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I had never seen the lifetime warranty by Accel, but I did a search on complaints about their customer service when trying to get them to honor the warranty, a lot of horror stories.
I don`t think anyone makes a good regulator for Harleys. At least not for a Harley that shakes like my Evo Softail...
I don`t think anyone makes a good regulator for Harleys. At least not for a Harley that shakes like my Evo Softail...
We sell a lot of Accel products and I just installed their complete charging system on my 117" softail build I am doing at the moment. We also sell a lot of Cycle Electric and I can say both brands have served us well...
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So, I decided to put in another voltage regulator. Figured I might as well go all out and got a Harley voltage regulator on line. Chrome while I was doing it. Also replaced the 30 amp breaker.
The battery shows full charge with the meter. But when I attach the cables, voltage drops to less than 3. Where is the loss? I am dazed and confused as to what to do next.
The battery shows full charge with the meter. But when I attach the cables, voltage drops to less than 3. Where is the loss? I am dazed and confused as to what to do next.
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So, I decided to put in another voltage regulator. Figured I might as well go all out and got a Harley voltage regulator on line. Chrome while I was doing it. Also replaced the 30 amp breaker.
The battery shows full charge with the meter. But when I attach the cables, voltage drops to less than 3. Where is the loss? I am dazed and confused as to what to do next.
The battery shows full charge with the meter. But when I attach the cables, voltage drops to less than 3. Where is the loss? I am dazed and confused as to what to do next.
Fully charge the battery and get it load tested at AutoZone.
Where did you buy that regulator - was it new and is it a genuine Harley one?
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No arcing at all. Actually nothing.
Got the part from Moto-Electrix.
Battery is fully charged, brought it to a friend who owns a shop. Everything is good with that. But nothing when I attach the battery cables.
Got the part from Moto-Electrix.
Battery is fully charged, brought it to a friend who owns a shop. Everything is good with that. But nothing when I attach the battery cables.
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Arcing will be seen and heard if you connected a load to a fully charged healthy battery which dropped the voltage down to 3v - the absence of arcing and the 3v is a clear sign that there's a dead cell in the battery.
Moto-Electrix ; so you bought another eBay one?
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DAMN! That sounds frightening!!
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I inquired about a chrome voltage regulator versus a chrome cover. They told me that the chrome VR had a much higher tendency to overheat and fail.
I chose the chrome cover. YMMV.
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So, finally had time to go out and check the bike again. With everything off and cables connected, I get a reading of 12.94. As soon as I turn the power switch on, it drops to .08.