Stranded today

[Vegas]

Come on dude...your car has a real black box. So does your cable box, cell phone, fax machine, televisioin....etc

 

[go4dave]

My fat ass needed to push.

Didn't jump it.... got it home,, put the battery charger on it....
I'll pick up a new battery, so i can eliminate that variable.
Now that it has a charge on it,,,,, everything seems to work fine.

Hey I offered you a ride. You need 13.5-14 volts at 2k. Check your circuit breaker to see if it's tripped. You didn't jump it did you? Definitely sounds like a battery issue to me budro. It's 5 years old. Go down and buy a harley agm battery for 100 bones and be done. Of course check the charging system. Bring it over if needed.

 

[Dawgboy]

Check out the 2nd part of this link VWvortex Forums: lightweight battery install..... and some information

 

[Big Ron]

I just bought my first battery for the dog. A June build 07 K-9. Early I think. On stock batteries you don't get a lot of help exersizing the battery until the owner picks up the bike and you never know the history. In your case, if you are on your first battery your lucky. IMHO just go to any Harley shop and pick up one that is the same size. For my K-9 it was a HD Softail, don't know about your battery shape. If for no other reason that you have a warranty for some time and HD shops are everywhere.

 

[DRBarnhart]

Remember Dave, I'm not saying you don't need a battery all I'm saying is that to run out and buy one without knowing why your current battery lost its charge could be a waste of money. Kind of like if a lamp doesn't come on don't you make sure it's plugged in before you replace the bulb or the switch?

Anyway...

do you happen to know what Voltage should my Dog be putting out, while running?

Before you start the bike the battery voltage should be around 12.8V for a fully charged battery. Then, after you start the bike, the voltage should be higher... like a 1V - 1.5V higher. Keep in mind that the 12.8V number is for a FULLY charged battery so the main thing to look for is an increase in voltage after you start the bike. Also, you may have to up the RPMs from idle.

What voltage does yours put out?

About 12.6V before starting and it's right in the range I've told you when running. My battery is the stock type a little over a year old and it's only been on a trickle charger for two days in the last 6 months. The bike started fine on a 14 deg. day last winter and that was after a month of temps below 25 degrees!

Do you know what the factory says the voltage reading should be?

The same thing I'm telling you! If I've learned anything in my life it's that the best thing isn't to memorize information but to memorize where to find it! :2thumbs:

I'm curious if the EHC will shut the bike down, if the battery runs low or out of juice?

Sure will! The ignition module gets its power from the EHC which gets it from the battery.

I wanted to know,, what that low voltage amount is?

You got me by the left one on that! I imagine the EHC will work down to a relatively low voltage but the the ignition module and coil need around 12V to make good fire...

So what numbers do you get?

Dennis

 

[go4dave]

Thanks Dennis,, all of that is very helpful. My battery is definitely dead or on the way out. I'll get some readings off of it before i swap it out.
Again, thanks for the info.

cheers

 

[Thumper169]

Just check it with a multi meter? Start it up and it should be putting around 13.5-14 volts in the battery, if it is then you know where to go.

 

[Gas Man]

I just bought my first battery for the dog. A June build 07 K-9. Early I think. On stock batteries you don't get a lot of help exersizing the battery until the owner picks up the bike and you never know the history. In your case, if you are on your first battery your lucky. IMHO just go to any Harley shop and pick up one that is the same size. For my K-9 it was a HD Softail, don't know about your battery shape. If for no other reason that you have a warranty for some time and HD shops are everywhere.

That is my take on all the battery talk. HD AGM battery for any year softail will do the trick. Carry the same warrenty as the others and last just as long.

godave... your battery is 5 yrs old and has lived double what it would normally. Your problem is the battery at the very least. Stop screwing around and replace it.

Then once in... start the bike and check the battery voltage then. As vegas said should be up in the 14 volt range. If not, check the circuit breaker for a trip. There is just a little button on it. Push it. If you feel it click then it was popped.

Oh and you pushing the dog 4 miles is fuckin crazy! I wouldn't want to walk 4 miles let alone push a bike. Not too mention the embarrassment. Hats off to ya.

If you don't get the 14 volts with the bike running. Check each pole on the CB for that voltage. If you have 12 on one side and 14 on the other and the button won't stay reset. The CB itself could be bad. If you don't get 14 on the voltage regulartor side, you may have a bad VR or stator... we can get into that if need be.