XT600E electric issue! Flat battery
Hey guys!
I've recently came back to the island for some R&R...
I've repaired all the electric connections on my XT600E...
I soldered and used "shrinkwrap" on every connection I fiddled on so I could put all the electrics inside my fiberglass "airbox" and crimped those good terminals that have locking tabs on the every socket as I previously had only used those cheap ones that don't lock inside the sockets because I couldn't get any here in the island All so I could be 100% positive that the problem wasn't due from a bad connection!
So, to the point: recently my battery was going flat!
Everything was working good for a couple of months after I replaced the old regulator/rectifier that was toast!
I since repaired all the electrics as I mentioned above and found only ONE problem.
The cable that attaches the FUSE bulletconnector to the positive battery cable and crimped together with the battery cable end that attaches to the solenoid was hanging by only 3 very very very thin and corroded cores(from the multicore cable).
I believe this cable is the one keeping the battery always fully charged and therefore the flat battery was a consequence of it!
Is this correct?
I've replaced the fuse holder with one I bought off ebay UK and crimped a bulletconnector on one end (to attach to the electrics) and a "ring"terminal on the other end so it attaches on to the same solenoid terminal as the positive battery cable so they fit pressed together to "mimic" the original stock connection...
Will take a picture!
Vando
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