2004 v11 cafe sport battery charging

[orangem2]

i have a 2004 V11 cafe sport

Odessey PC545 battery

while bike is running at 1000 rpm idle 12.7- 12.8 volts

when bike is at 2000 rpm and above 13.6 volts

 

Went on a 40 mile ride with one stop... bike started no issue.

 

when i got home i plugged my battery tender harness in and within 60 seconds the green light started flashing telling me battery was at least 90% charged,

 

what voltages should i be reading at the battery at idle and at 2000 rpm and above?

is my voltage regulator reading a bit low?

Charging light NEVER comes on... is that normal?

thnx

 

 

[docc]

Your "battery tender" probably doesn't speak Hawker Odyssey fluently.

A Hawker (EnerSys) approved charger is the ticket.

Otherwise, 1000 rpm is rather low for a V11, IMO. Plus, anything above 2500 rpm or so should see 13.8-14.2 volts.

Stand by for TMI . . .

[docc]

 

[orangem2]

 

I read ALL of that already and then some LOL... just 2 questions:

is my regulator rectifier borderline?

should my charging light come on when the bike is NOT running, just the ignition switch to ON?

 

 

[audiomick]

9 minutes ago, orangem2 said:

... should my charging light come on when the bike is NOT running, just the ignition switch to ON?

I believe it should. If I remember correctly, you should be able to check whether the light is working by pulling the light blue wire off the regulator and connecting it to battery minus.

1 hour ago, orangem2 said:

while bike is running at 1000 rpm idle 12.7- 12.8 volts

when bike is at 2000 rpm and above 13.6 volts

12.8 at Idle is, as far as I know, probably okay.

If it never gets above 13.6V, that's a bit low.

Before you decide that the regulator is not ok, go through the wiring loom and check and clean all of the connections that have even remotely something to do with the charging system. 

[orangem2]

Anyone got a part number for the bolt used to secure the main ground on the back of the transmission case?

[gstallons]

Uh.... can you look at one nearest to it ? Remove it and measure the length & diameter of the screw and get one . I am not sure if I am looking at the correct fastener in my parts catalog , so go the route of remove and check the bolt dimensions.