This fix cost $1312- battery cable pic
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This fix cost $1312- battery cable pic
I put this pic up in another thread earlier- it is good for a laugh at someone else's expense.
guy up the street came by, he knows I have bikes.
he has already spent $1300 on electrical problems...3 batteries, 2 stators, 2 regulators.
here is the fault I found, cost $12 to fix:
I peeled the insulation back, the entire cable was just a weird corroded mush in the middle, powder at the end.
the fault in the cable had allowed the electrical system to go intermittently open...or create a heavy load.
burning up the stators and reg- the inconsistent charging caused the batteries to discharge and then fail.
mike
guy up the street came by, he knows I have bikes.
he has already spent $1300 on electrical problems...3 batteries, 2 stators, 2 regulators.
here is the fault I found, cost $12 to fix:
I peeled the insulation back, the entire cable was just a weird corroded mush in the middle, powder at the end.
the fault in the cable had allowed the electrical system to go intermittently open...or create a heavy load.
burning up the stators and reg- the inconsistent charging caused the batteries to discharge and then fail.
mike
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I put this pic up in another thread earlier- it is good for a laugh at someone else's expense.
guy up the street came by, he knows I have bikes.
he has already spent $1300 on electrical problems...3 batteries, 2 stators, 2 regulators.
here is the fault I found, cost $12 to fix:
guy up the street came by, he knows I have bikes.
he has already spent $1300 on electrical problems...3 batteries, 2 stators, 2 regulators.
here is the fault I found, cost $12 to fix:
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It's a learning experience for some- to not skip over the basics.
he spent the $1300 for "professional services"- he is going to go and fight with the shop, but part of the error is his- he went in to the shop and told them his charging system didn't work, and asked that they replace it...rather than go it and say "diagnose this problem".
$12 cable- no charge for labor. I didn't laugh at him, i spent 2 hours going through and fixing his bike for him.
....I'll call him when I have to move something heavy.
mike
he spent the $1300 for "professional services"- he is going to go and fight with the shop, but part of the error is his- he went in to the shop and told them his charging system didn't work, and asked that they replace it...rather than go it and say "diagnose this problem".
$12 cable- no charge for labor. I didn't laugh at him, i spent 2 hours going through and fixing his bike for him.
....I'll call him when I have to move something heavy.
mike
Last edited by mkguitar; Oct 6, 2013 at 05:10 PM.
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Was the machine from which that wire came old enough to have had a wet battery at some time? These AGM batteries seem to be pretty free from terminal corrosion which seems common on wet batteries.
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