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| {{:techtalk:evo:elec:BatteryPost-Melted-Arcing-TheDoctor71.jpg?600|}}((http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2071578 - Pic from The Doctor71 - Annotated by IXL2Relax)) {{:techtalk:evo:elec:batterypost-ziptie-sportsterpaul.jpg?280|}}((Pic from SportsterPaul))\\ | {{:techtalk:evo:elec:BatteryPost-Melted-Arcing-TheDoctor71.jpg?600|}}((http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2071578 - Pic from The Doctor71 - Annotated by IXL2Relax)) {{:techtalk:evo:elec:batterypost-ziptie-sportsterpaul.jpg?280|}}((Pic from SportsterPaul))\\ | ||
| - | As you can see in the pictures above, if the connections are not tight even the posts can melt due to high current arcing. In addition to tightening the bolts, you can physically restrain the connectors with a zip tie around the battery post. With proper placement, even the rubber boots can be put back in place. | + | As you can see in the pictures above, if the connections are not tight even the posts can melt due to high current arcing. The operational vibrations often loosen bolts of all sorts on the bike, including the battery cables. In addition to tightening the bolts, you can physically restrain the connectors with a zip tie around the battery post. With proper placement, even the rubber boots can be put back in place. |
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| ===== Battery Voltage Readings ===== | ===== Battery Voltage Readings ===== | ||
| - | From the XLForum.net ((sportsterdoc of the XLFOUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1784651 with slight modifications)) | + | From the XLForum.net ((from sportsterdoc of the XLFOUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1784651 with slight modifications)) |
| Whenever there is a problem that may even remotely be electrical, it is important to know the quality of power with which you are operating. This is why you should have a volt-ohm meter (DVM/Multimeter) and take voltage readings, as described below, as part of your initial diagnostics. | Whenever there is a problem that may even remotely be electrical, it is important to know the quality of power with which you are operating. This is why you should have a volt-ohm meter (DVM/Multimeter) and take voltage readings, as described below, as part of your initial diagnostics. | ||
