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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 08:15 AM
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I have an 04 flhtc with a 2 tr old battery.On my last ride after about 30 miles my dash volt meter was slowly going down.I made it home and tried starting ,barely a click,battery was dead.I charged batt and did a voltage test at batt, was getting 14.2 v at 3000rpm. I also did 2 load tests with good results. Could battery still be ng? and if I have a charging problem,shouldnt it be doing it(not charging) all the time? I also checked all connections and seem to be fine.
 
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I'd replace the battery.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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Take it out and take it to the auto parts store to do a real good load test ...We had a machine at Advance auto the charged it and load tested it like 5 time during the cycle...takes about 1 hour but worth it.....Might be you charging system that is sucking the battery power down... could be the battery...
 
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Just warmed it up and it suddenly started discharging,checked stator voltage at reg and was reading 0 volts. reconnected to reg started up and it was charging again.could be a bad connection in that short wire?
 
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Before. You bay a battery. Have your stater & regulator check.to see if its putting out.
 
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You could test the wires/connector.
 
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my best guess from experience---stator is starting to crap out.
 
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Just put about 50 miles on it and everything was fine,charging normal.
 
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