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Caught just in time

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Continuing on from my previous post regarding R/R replacement.
I received my RR this morning (FH0010 won on ebay for £25 posted.!!)
I started the bike this afternoon and saw a couple of burnt wires along with a bad earth connection, I ran the bike and put a multimeter
across the battery and got a reading of 15.3v !!
Switched off and disconnected the RR which was very hot indeed, considering the bike was only running for 5 mins !
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Like mac said its a big bugger !!
Started the bike up and got 14.4v max across the battery,at 2000rpm , but didn't seem to fluctuate much when revved up to 5K or ticking over at 1k !!
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Toasty! Good that you've fixed it.

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Just hope I can get the tailpiece back on, havnt tried yet :lol:
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Also, with the old RR charging the battery @ 15.3v, im a bit worried the battery has boiled dry !
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R/R meltdown can usually damage the battery - so along with it being Winter best treat yourself to new 'un.
kev64 wrote:Also, with the old RR charging the battery @ 15.3v, im a bit worried the battery has boiled dry !
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Think your right, time to start a new thread !! :D
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Well caught. That was an eBay bargain. I agree on changing the battery as a precaution. It would cost you a lot more to replace with anther MOSFET if a dodgy battery kills it.

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