Hi all,
A couple of weeks ago the engine and bat light came on on the ol lady's 06 road king. So I thought after 5 years the battery is toast so I checked it with a volt meter and it went from 12.7 to almost 14 vdc the bike needed tires so I took it into my guy and he checked the charging system and put a new battery in and left on a 4 day trip. Four days later were almost home and the bike quits and the battery is dead. So after swapping batterys and boosting one bike off the other we made it home.
So next day I charge up the battery fully and put it back in the road king and check it with a volt meter and did a milli volt drain test, clear the code and it's all good And it's 12.9 vdc so I check it in the morning and it's still 12.9. Yesterday she rides it to work and comes home and the bat and engine light are on and it's 12.7 and still 12.7 this morning next day after wok it 12.1
So in a nutshell what I'm getting at is it's not draining, the battery is new and if the voltage goes up when it's running it's not likely to be the stator so I'm thinking maybe the regulator is not doing it's job when it heats up. Anyway tonight I'll check the stator and connections and go from there.
What do you all think. Had a similar experience.
Thanks
A couple of weeks ago the engine and bat light came on on the ol lady's 06 road king. So I thought after 5 years the battery is toast so I checked it with a volt meter and it went from 12.7 to almost 14 vdc the bike needed tires so I took it into my guy and he checked the charging system and put a new battery in and left on a 4 day trip. Four days later were almost home and the bike quits and the battery is dead. So after swapping batterys and boosting one bike off the other we made it home.
So next day I charge up the battery fully and put it back in the road king and check it with a volt meter and did a milli volt drain test, clear the code and it's all good And it's 12.9 vdc so I check it in the morning and it's still 12.9. Yesterday she rides it to work and comes home and the bat and engine light are on and it's 12.7 and still 12.7 this morning next day after wok it 12.1
So in a nutshell what I'm getting at is it's not draining, the battery is new and if the voltage goes up when it's running it's not likely to be the stator so I'm thinking maybe the regulator is not doing it's job when it heats up. Anyway tonight I'll check the stator and connections and go from there.
What do you all think. Had a similar experience.
Thanks