electrical woes

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:39 am

baaa... baaaa....

I still reckon it's not just the battery - if I'm reading the original post correctly, there was the first (unsuccessful) attempt to start, then an 'audible click' on the second attempt...

Surely, if a battery is strong enough to turn the motor over after a 2 week layover, it would put up more of a fight than just going 'click' before completely closing down ..??

I still reckon it's a fuse somewhere, and Burty's absolutely correct in saying that fuses don't always look blown - I have had a couple that have simply cracked through fatigue however it's occurred...

Fuses ... fuses ...

G

HansJ · Post by **HansJ** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:33 am

Greg wrote:baaa... baaaa....

I still reckon it's not just the battery - if I'm reading the original post correctly, there was the first (unsuccessful) attempt to start, then an 'audible click' on the second attempt...

Surely, if a battery is strong enough to turn the motor over after a 2 week layover, it would put up more of a fight than just going 'click' before completely closing down ..??

I still reckon it's a fuse somewhere, and Burty's absolutely correct in saying that fuses don't always look blown - I have had a couple that have simply cracked through fatigue however it's occurred...

Fuses ... fuses ...

G

spassbremser! Now translate that,it's my second favorite German word. Klugscheisser is the nr 1. which suits me quite right...

If a fuse was blown, I don't think the solenoid would still go 'click'. Then there's just not enough juice to turn the starter, and that could very well be the, *drums*, battery. Or bad connections. but battery sounds more like it, it had enough juice for the first attempt, but that drained the last out of it, and then it failed.

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:41 pm

Hmm well as the lights no longer work and nor does the starter it would have to be the main fuse. Nah..................battery.

steve speed · Post by **steve speed** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:53 pm

it might be a loose giggle pin on the laughing shaft,,,or maybe not

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 2:19 pm

hardyhardyharrr..

We've all had the experience of a flattening battery ... then when it gives up on the last feeble rotation it can manage the solenoid kicks in to save its face ...

Sounds like:

wuuUUuuhh..wuuUUuh..wuUuh....wuh ...wwww "oh f*ck it's flat!" clickettyclickettyclickettyclclclclclc...

Not:

Whirrrr woppety woppety woppety cough chokey splutter... *press starter again*... "click"... *insert the sound of silence here* ....

Naaah...

It's christmas... besides which you could always jump start it from the car battery just to check it's not a fuse,

G

Post by **phuk72** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:13 am

FWIW, I'm with Greg. Flat battery is a sympton not the cause.

I'd go with fecked starter relay

youngy · Post by **youngy** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:11 pm

If the OP ever comes back we may find out........

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:08 pm

I haven't had enough of a poke in the TRXs electrics to be definitive here, but even if the starter relay was bolloxed, surely the rest of the electrics would still work..?

My only experience of a total electrical failure was on my 950S and that was due to a connection ferrule on the high-current cable to the starter relay corroding. ALL of the bikes electrical supplies came from that cable... turned out to be a bit of a weak point which I found after a huge fekkin disassembly of bodywork, tanks etc.,

G

slow codger · Post by **slow codger** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:22 pm

Over 18 months ago I had the dreaded click. I was going to A BSB round at Donnington, but ended up back at the bike show at P'boro show ground to buy a new battery.(RAC got the bike going after a refuel). As I said in my post, check that it holds a charge, batteries have a finite life, and eventually will not hold a charge.

Dave E

ekoja · Post by **ekoja** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 10:37 pm

Hey Wannicle? hows it all going.?

We have just spent 2 pages on the problem,(Battery came first) and we anxiuosly await your findings, but not a sound.