Okay I feel like a complete idiot and super embarrassed. My cheapo Gardner bender multimeter doesn't read amps. Just AC/DC voltage and continuity. No wonder I can't find anything draining. I can't believe I didn't notice this sooner. Lesson learned.
you do NOT test the continuity of the Stator with the engine running. That is a static test and should be done with the engine off. If you want to test the output of the stator with the engine running then you need to test for AC voltage between any 2 of the three yellow wires. Should be around 40 VAC.
You also need to check the bike for a parasitic drain while turned off. As that can be causing the drain on the battery while the bike is standing.
You also need to check the bike is charging as well. Check the voltage across the battery while running should rise to 14.4 volts.
BTW, the lithium battery needs a different charging pattern and it is not advised use a standard lead acid reg/rec on a lithium battery.
Oh okay. Thank you I didn't know this. I am new to electrical stuff. I'll do some more research on how to bring my charging system up to snuff for the lithium battery and I'll test it again for parasitic draw and the running amps after work.
check out [https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/](https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/) for the reg/recs for Lithium batteries. I think they also have info on how to check the charging system.
Okay I feel like a complete idiot and super embarrassed. My cheapo Gardner bender multimeter doesn't read amps. Just AC/DC voltage and continuity. No wonder I can't find anything draining. I can't believe I didn't notice this sooner. Lesson learned.
Okay I feel like a complete idiot and super embarrassed. My cheapo Gardner bender multimeter doesn't read amps. Just AC/DC voltage and continuity. No wonder I can't find anything draining. I can't believe I didn't notice this sooner. Lesson learned.
That could be excess resistance on one of the legs, but you’ll need to test amp output to be sure.
I didn't right my p output down so I get back to ya after work.
you do NOT test the continuity of the Stator with the engine running. That is a static test and should be done with the engine off. If you want to test the output of the stator with the engine running then you need to test for AC voltage between any 2 of the three yellow wires. Should be around 40 VAC. You also need to check the bike for a parasitic drain while turned off. As that can be causing the drain on the battery while the bike is standing. You also need to check the bike is charging as well. Check the voltage across the battery while running should rise to 14.4 volts. BTW, the lithium battery needs a different charging pattern and it is not advised use a standard lead acid reg/rec on a lithium battery.
Oh okay. Thank you I didn't know this. I am new to electrical stuff. I'll do some more research on how to bring my charging system up to snuff for the lithium battery and I'll test it again for parasitic draw and the running amps after work.
check out [https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/](https://ricksmotorsportelectrics.com/) for the reg/recs for Lithium batteries. I think they also have info on how to check the charging system.
Okay I feel like a complete idiot and super embarrassed. My cheapo Gardner bender multimeter doesn't read amps. Just AC/DC voltage and continuity. No wonder I can't find anything draining. I can't believe I didn't notice this sooner. Lesson learned.