Guest byts Posted April 23, 2008 #1 Posted April 23, 2008 The battery warning light is on for the battery!! looking through service manuals it indicates, the fluid level is low! It's a new battery freshly charged. could it be the resistor for the indicator? I stripped everything down to check all wiring for the safety, and all wiring is fine. All grounds are good. Any ideas???
Freebird Posted April 23, 2008 #2 Posted April 23, 2008 From what you say, I assume that the new battery does have a hole for the sensor? If that is the case and the sensor is installed in the battery, you might try pulling it out and cleaning it. Also check the ground for the sensor.
Guest byts Posted April 26, 2008 #3 Posted April 26, 2008 Following it back, it is the single w/r going directly to the indicator panel. The battery does have to sensor port and it appears to be clean. Does the grounding of the sensor just use the battery ground cable? It also doesn't interfere with any light or starting issue. Just rather annoying, would not know if there was a battery problem!
r_squared432 Posted June 23, 2008 #4 Posted June 23, 2008 :confused24:I suspect that I may wind up feeling sheepish for asking but this spring when I replaced the battery, I got the battery warning light too. It's my first full season for owning the bike so I am still learning...... Last fall when when I pulled the battery out of the box, there was no resistance and I did not disconnect anything. There is a sensor wire on the battery but I can't seem to another wire to connect it to. I though there would be another lead. There was mention in this thread of a wire going to the indicator panel. Before I yank the false tank cover over and go fishing among the wires again, can someone confirm that this is likely the source of my problem? Thanks Ron
GeorgeS Posted June 23, 2008 #5 Posted June 23, 2008 The Sensor is simply a Battery Fluid Level Sensor. If water is above the plates, the light should be off. The One wire--- ( W/R ) --- from sensor goes to a pull apart connection about 8 inches from the battery, in the wireing harness, just forward of the battery. Find this connector ( a single wire connector ) it might have been pulled loose. Opposit side of connector is also W/R The wire, ( one only ) runs directly to the Instrument panel. There is NO other ground wire Involved. Double check, the Fluid Level in your battery, plug in the plug, put sensor in battery, and you should be good to go. IF water Low, remember, only use Distilled Water.
lonestarmedic Posted June 23, 2008 #6 Posted June 23, 2008 If the critter irritates you, it can be permanently shut off. Go to Radio Shack etc. and get a pack of 1K and 2.2K resistors. One or the other will do the trick. I use the 1/2 watt capacity. Cut the sensor off of the lead and put the resistor(s) in and run the end to a switched positive terminal. I just twist the wire around the resistor and touch the end to the positeve battery terninal and turn the bike to run. If the resistor is right, the battery indicator goes off. Then I solder the resistor in and put a bit of heat shrink on it. My own trick is to slide a piece of wire tie in along with the resistor. Make it long enough to support the resistor leads. Then heat the shrink tubing. I just did GigaWhiskey's and it worked with the 2.2K. JB
DragonRider Posted June 23, 2008 #7 Posted June 23, 2008 And I mean lazzzyyyy, a peice of black electrical tape over the light works well too.........:rotf::rotf: If the critter irritates you, it can be permanently shut off. Go to Radio Shack etc. and get a pack of 1K and 2.2K resistors. One or the other will do the trick. I use the 1/2 watt capacity. Cut the sensor off of the lead and put the resistor(s) in and run the end to a switched positive terminal. I just twist the wire around the resistor and touch the end to the positeve battery terninal and turn the bike to run. If the resistor is right, the battery indicator goes off. Then I solder the resistor in and put a bit of heat shrink on it. My own trick is to slide a piece of wire tie in along with the resistor. Make it long enough to support the resistor leads. Then heat the shrink tubing. I just did GigaWhiskey's and it worked with the 2.2K. JB
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