cgguy09
1971 CB350 K3
Wizards of the Black Art of Electricity,
My battery (now batteries at this point) are being drained overnight by some unseen force. During my testing I also noticed my voltage while the battery was running was not sufficient. I’ve gone through about a dozen threads on this issue. Here are all the facts:
Current conditions:
1.) Two Brand new batteries
2.) When hooked up to the tender overnight, the tender thinks the battery is bad and stops charging.
3.) New 50V 25amp Radioshack rectifier.
When Testing the voltage:
1. Key off: ~12.6 ((whatever I charged it to)
2. Key on, lights off: ~12.6 ((little draw))
3. engine on at idle?: ~11.6 (( should be at about 13v+)
4. engine on at 3500 rpm? ~11.8, with small fluxuations (should be at about 14v, but no higher than 14.4v)
My intended action:
1. Test Stator: I’m supposed to look for roughly 50 VAC between the yellow and the stink…I mean pink.
2. Briefly drop the regulator to see if that allows the voltage to increase.
3. Begin dropping things in the system and see if that solves any of the problems.
My Questions:
1. What witch doctor cursed this poor little Honda?
2. I’ve been testing the voltage through the system. When I touch the meter to the main fuse and ground it. I get my standing voltage. Should I be getting this or is this a symptom of the problem?
3. Are my battery drainage and my lack of voltage during operations related? I know it is easy to conflate problems…especially electrical ones. And want to know if I’m battling two demons or just one.
My battery (now batteries at this point) are being drained overnight by some unseen force. During my testing I also noticed my voltage while the battery was running was not sufficient. I’ve gone through about a dozen threads on this issue. Here are all the facts:
Current conditions:
1.) Two Brand new batteries
2.) When hooked up to the tender overnight, the tender thinks the battery is bad and stops charging.
3.) New 50V 25amp Radioshack rectifier.
When Testing the voltage:
1. Key off: ~12.6 ((whatever I charged it to)
2. Key on, lights off: ~12.6 ((little draw))
3. engine on at idle?: ~11.6 (( should be at about 13v+)
4. engine on at 3500 rpm? ~11.8, with small fluxuations (should be at about 14v, but no higher than 14.4v)
My intended action:
1. Test Stator: I’m supposed to look for roughly 50 VAC between the yellow and the stink…I mean pink.
2. Briefly drop the regulator to see if that allows the voltage to increase.
3. Begin dropping things in the system and see if that solves any of the problems.
My Questions:
1. What witch doctor cursed this poor little Honda?
2. I’ve been testing the voltage through the system. When I touch the meter to the main fuse and ground it. I get my standing voltage. Should I be getting this or is this a symptom of the problem?
3. Are my battery drainage and my lack of voltage during operations related? I know it is easy to conflate problems…especially electrical ones. And want to know if I’m battling two demons or just one.
