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[shawn pierce]

Well, i rode yesterday no issue. this morning its 36 degress and i'm about to fire up the dog. i turn the key and get no headlight or cranking power just my blinkers are flashing?? I bought the dog second hand and i dont have a manual. does anyone know what i'm sopposed to look for to resolve this issue? I have a battery tender and plug it in regular. I just didn't last night.

 

[moedog]

if your battery is the original one try a new battery, flashin lights is a sign of low voltage.

 

[phatchopper300]

+2

 

[Splitlog]

Remove battery cables also and clean them up. Mine did the same thing and there was a little corossion under the cable end..cleaned it up and has been fine since.

 

[Oscar Maldonado]

Well, i rode yesterday no issue. this morning its 36 degress and i'm about to fire up the dog. i turn the key and get no headlight or cranking power just my blinkers are flashing?? I bought the dog second hand and i dont have a manual. does anyone know what i'm sopposed to look for to resolve this issue? I have a battery tender and plug it in regular. I just didn't last night.

You might want to plug it in and charge it up. Cold weather will weaken the battery some. Kind of like a car battery struggles to turn the motor over in the cold when it's weak.

Give that a try and let us know.

 

[shawn pierce]

Thanks guys. I'll try that tonight. I kinda figured it was battery problems.

 

[BadBrad]

It seems like a bad or almost bad battery causes over half the issues with our Dogs. What's even stranger is all the different symptoms that a bad battery can cause. YOu would think just a dimming of lights or the dreaded "click-click" of the starter, but there are so many other issues that a poor battery will cause. I wish I had a new, hot battery on stand-by just for this reason. Well, I guess I do, I just take the one out of Rocky's bike.

 

[Ray]

Quoted from Brad:
It seems like a bad or almost bad battery causes over half the issues with our Dogs. What's even stranger is all the different symptoms that a bad battery can cause. YOu would think just a dimming of lights or the dreaded "click-click" of the starter, but there are so many other issues that a poor battery will cause.

I had the same issues on my scooter, the original battery, when the EHC when out and I changed to the Wire plus, I got a new battery at the same time. I leave it on the tender all the time, to much salt on the roads around here to get out. I kind of think that old battery might have helped the EHC to die as well.

Ray

 

[V]

If you're on the original batt its time for a new one!

 

[bdmridgeback]

back in october, november and december, due to being up north on vacation numerous times and not being home to ride, my bike and the wifes Honda sat with no battery tender on them for almost 90 days straight.

Since I put the wire plus in 2 years ago and a new Big Boar battery in at the same time, it can sit like that and when I go to start it, the beast fires right up.

Now the wifes Honda was another story... it was dead.

 

[jsub]

Battery tenders are the way to go, but they can't keep a battery goin forever.

 

[Five Five]

Some good advice posted.... sounds like a battery issue...
Do Not attempt to jump start your Bike with a car or truck...another member on this site fryed his EHC when he attempted to jump start his bike with his his truck while it was running...

Just sayiing...

 

[Mojo]

It seems like a bad or almost bad battery causes over half the issues with our Dogs. What's even stranger is all the different symptoms that a bad battery can cause. YOu would think just a dimming of lights or the dreaded "click-click" of the starter, but there are so many other issues that a poor battery will cause. I wish I had a new, hot battery on stand-by just for this reason. Well, I guess I do, I just take the one out of Rocky's bike.

They made the EHC that way so you wouldn't smoke your battery or starter due to low battery voltage.