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Re: No charge 97 748.

Ducdude

Fri, May 31, 2019 9:03 PM

Thanks Mike,

At the battery terminals with the battery attached I just get the the
dwindling battery Voltage sub 11Vdc.

Any one know what kind of Vac I should get at the yellow wires coming from
the stator ?

Many Thanks,
Eric

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 16:37
To: Ducdude
Subject: Re: No charge 97 748.

I would suggest checking voltage while running at the battery terminals
Should read at least 11.5 -14v or so

Sent from my iPhone

On May 31, 2019, at 3:58 PM, Ducdude ducdude@verizon.net wrote:

Greetings all, my 1997 Ducati 748 decided to leave me stranded on the way
home today. Approximately a mile and a half before the ditching I noticed
that the red alternator light was on. Mile half later she sputtered and
died. My emergency recovery vehicle a.k.a. my mother-in-law in my pick up
truck came to my rescue with the jump pack in with the application of same
the 748 roared to life. As long as the spare battery remained attached to
the bike the bike ran fine. Somethings I did notice though is that the
charge light was not constant it was either on or off periodically. Once
home I checked all the connections at the battery and cleaned them just to
be safe. Restarting the bike still prove that there was no charge getting
to the battery and the charge light is now on steady. The battery is a
two-year-old Moto batt. Somethings I did notice though is that the charge
light was not constant it was either on or off periodically. Once home I
checked all the connections at the battery and cleaned them just to be
safe. Restarting the bike still proved that there was no charge getting to
the battery. The battery is a two-year-old Moto batt In good tune and had
a full charge when I left this morning. This bike has a tendency to eat
regulator rectifier???s with fairly great abandon this would be the fourth
in 37,000 miles. I pulled the battery and put it on the charger and
investigated all of the regulator wiring and connections and all seems
intact there is no browning or blacking of the wires especially the
yellow ones. Before I go ahead and put yet another regulator into this
bike is there something else I could check to confirm that it is the
regulator that is at fault? Many thanks in advance for your help I hope
you all have a safe riding weekend.
Best regards, Eric

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Thanks Mike, At the battery terminals with the battery attached I just get the the dwindling battery Voltage sub 11Vdc. Any one know what kind of Vac I should get at the yellow wires coming from the stator ? Many Thanks, Eric -----Original Message----- From: Michael Sent: Friday, May 31, 2019 16:37 To: Ducdude Subject: Re: No charge 97 748. I would suggest checking voltage while running at the battery terminals Should read at least 11.5 -14v or so Sent from my iPhone > On May 31, 2019, at 3:58 PM, Ducdude <ducdude@verizon.net> wrote: > > Greetings all, my 1997 Ducati 748 decided to leave me stranded on the way > home today. Approximately a mile and a half before the ditching I noticed > that the red alternator light was on. Mile half later she sputtered and > died. My emergency recovery vehicle a.k.a. my mother-in-law in my pick up > truck came to my rescue with the jump pack in with the application of same > the 748 roared to life. As long as the spare battery remained attached to > the bike the bike ran fine. Somethings I did notice though is that the > charge light was not constant it was either on or off periodically. Once > home I checked all the connections at the battery and cleaned them just to > be safe. Restarting the bike still prove that there was no charge getting > to the battery and the charge light is now on steady. The battery is a > two-year-old Moto batt. Somethings I did notice though is that the charge > light was not constant it was either on or off periodically. Once home I > checked all the connections at the battery and cleaned them just to be > safe. Restarting the bike still proved that there was no charge getting to > the battery. The battery is a two-year-old Moto batt In good tune and had > a full charge when I left this morning. This bike has a tendency to eat > regulator rectifier???s with fairly great abandon this would be the fourth > in 37,000 miles. I pulled the battery and put it on the charger and > investigated all of the regulator wiring and connections and all seems > intact there is no browning or blacking of the wires especially the > yellow ones. Before I go ahead and put yet another regulator into this > bike is there something else I could check to confirm that it is the > regulator that is at fault? Many thanks in advance for your help I hope > you all have a safe riding weekend. > Best regards, Eric > > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com