Electrics - a few basic questions
Hi all,
I am a self conessed numpty when it comes to the invisible mystery juice that makes our bikes run and I have a few dumb questions: - If I rig up some jump cables to my bike's battery (which is tucked away under the sump guard of my KTM 950), would I have to make sure that that the two ends (i.e. the ends not connected to the battery terminals) are seperate? What would happen if they touched each other?
- What voltage do motorbike battreies throw out and is it OK to jump start a bike from a car battery? (I guess they run a higher voltage?)
- If I were to carry some spare electrical wire top affect a bodge repair, what AWG rating wire should I carry?
- How the hell do you use a voltimeter!?
Yup, these are dumb questions! Electrics have always been a mystery to me and this is the last bit of prep for a 6 month trip to the Americas. It may not sound like it, but I have now become fairly adept at some mechanical tasks on my bike, valve adjustments etc., but this stuff goes way over my head!
Any help greatly appreciated.
G
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