Quote:
Originally Posted by SV650rules
If battery is failing it can make starter solenoid chatter, it goes like this....
- solenoid closes and puts power to starter motor.
- starter motor draws power and system voltage drops
- the drop in voltage causes solenoid to drop out
- solenoid drops out and takes power off the starter
- the system voltage rises
- the rise in voltage allows the solenoid to pull in again...
starts again at 1. and continues until you take your thumb off starter button LOL |
As above, the OP should check the battery is holding charge first.
For OP:
Just set the multimeter to a fairly low DC volts scale (there is normally one around 20V). With the ignition off test the voltage across the battery terminals, it should be 12.6v. If it is less than that the battery is not holding charge (and that will probably be causing the problem).
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