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Sid Squid · 30-12-14, 02:13 PM

Charge the new battery and fit it, start engine and test voltage at battery terminals, at various engine speeds, if no lower than 13.5V and no higher than 14.7V, all is well and the problem was just an aged battery. This is a good rule-of-thumb test, but is not absolutely definitive, however, by your asking this question I take it you are not overly familiar with charging system diagnosis, and should further testing be needed it might best be left to someone more capable.
Of course plenty more detail can be given should you wish it.

30-12-14, 02:13 PM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Battery Reg/Rec Advice? Charge the new battery and fit it, start engine and test voltage at battery terminals, at various engine speeds, if no lower than 13.5V and no higher than 14.7V, all is well and the problem was just an aged battery. This is a good rule-of-thumb test, but is not absolutely definitive, however, by your asking this question I take it you are not overly familiar with charging system diagnosis, and should further testing be needed it might best be left to someone more capable. Of course plenty more detail can be given should you wish it. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"