does anyone have one of these? I bought one on clearance last summer and the battery is now dead....there is a small set screw on the bottom that I can take off but I cant figure out how to get to the battery and dont want to break it....any ideas would be great

 

My son put one of those on his FXSTC he told me you can replace the battery. I will ask him how when I get off work and get home this evening but I'm sure somebody will reply to this before I get home and tell you how to do it.

 

i took mine to a watch repair shop and paid the guy $12 (cost of new battery + labor). There are "tabs" holding down the battery, at least 2 of them must be bent up so you can slide the old one out.

 

You have to take it back to the dealer and pay $100 for the officially licensed "Harley Davidson Temperature Dip Stick Battery."

 

i have one of those but stopped using it as it caused oil to leak out

 

I had one, took it back. In my opinion it was a PIA to use. Having to push a button to get a reading. And with winter gloves, I took it back and bought the analog one. Now I just glance and I have my reading, Just my
.02

 

I never liked the idea of a LED gauge and have the analog one, but I used some old yellow nail polish I found laying around (think it was a leftover from one of my son's stranger gf's) and put a small stripe on the outer chrome ring between the 230 and 250 readings. Now I can look down while I'm going and see if its anwhere near a problem without even reading the numbers.

 

the problem is getting to the battery...I unscrewed the small screw on the bottom but cant get to the battery....tried twisting it, tried pulling, etc but cant get to the battery

 

+1 for using the analog guage. Didn't want to mess with something else that required a battery.

 

+1 dial gauge, even had one of those brake the glass, dealer did replace...