1st Gen Clock out of whack!

[cabreco]

Is there a battery in the 1st Gen dash to power the clock?

 

When I use the bike consistently, the clock keeps perfect time BUT if I let her sit for a while the clock resets to 1:00. when I 1st start the bike.

Now if I set the clock & ride she keeps time, but if I let her sit several days un-started the clock resets again. Anybody have any clues?

 

Let me add that once I start her, set the clock & ride she will keep time after I shut down. It only resets is the bike is unused for several days. My battery if fully charged!

[bongobobny]

No extra battery that I know of, it uses the main battery but it may use a capacitor to keep the memory and maybe the capacitor is leaky. It may also be a threshold issue as the battery will loose some voltage over time.

 

Question, if the bike isn't started for a couple of weeks, will it start under it's own power or do you have to recharge the battery first? Also, are you keeping your battery on a float charger?

[cabreco]

No extra battery that I know of, it uses the main battery but it may use a capacitor to keep the memory and maybe the capacitor is leaky. It may also be a threshold issue as the battery will loose some voltage over time.

 

Question, if the bike isn't started for a couple of weeks, will it start under it's own power or do you have to recharge the battery first? Also, are you keeping your battery on a float charger?

 

 

I have an extra dash cluster & I didn't see a battery either. If it does use a capacitor, if anyone knows where it is LMK.

 

I did have a battery issue (even though it's only 5 months old) with the battery weakening & the bike straining to start but I figured out that my ALARM was actually draining the battery EVEN WHEN NOT ACTIVATED! Since I pullled the alarm's fuse I have not needed to use a float charger as the bike fires right up.

[Venturous Randy]

Does the clock reset time at the point you are starting the bike? Is it still working after the bike has sat for a while before you turn on the ignition? Have you checked the voltage on the battery before you start the bike after setting for awhile?

RandyA

[bongobobny]

Randy has a point!!!

[Flyinfool]

Does the clock reset time at the point you are starting the bike? Is it still working after the bike has sat for a while before you turn on the ignition? Have you checked the voltage on the battery before you start the bike after setting for awhile?

RandyA

 

That is the line I was thinking.

When the bike sits for several days and you turn on the ignition but do not try to start it, is the clock still right?

 

Does the clock then reset when you start it?

 

If the clock is right before you hit the starter, that means that the voltage is dropping way down while cranking.

This could be a battery issue, or a dirty connector issue, or something that is still drawing the battery down issue.

 

I am kind of leaning to an issue in the clock. On my 1st gen the battery can be low enough that it will not turn the bike over but it does not bother the clock.

[cabreco]

I turn the key & the clock is blinking 1:00 before I hit the starter, NOW if I ride the bike for a few days she will keep time & stay on time BUT if she sits a few days without a nice long ride it resets.

 

The capacitor comment makes sense since there is no battery or memory lead. When I took her to Dragons tail the clock worked great for a while.