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Re: speedometer and headlights dimming
Reply #15 - 04/24/09 at 15:35:33

just to throw this at you the prev owner said he never checked the battery levels except when he first got it cause the battery died it had 800 miles on, and i negleted to when i got it at 7000miles then battery died at about 8500 miles and no one had checked it in at least a year, could that also be a possibilty bout the battery running dry, ichecked my levels today they seem the same as when i filled it 400 miles ago

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Gort Ex Member	Re: speedometer and headlights dimming Reply #16 - 04/24/09 at 21:02:00 Please be sure to tell us what the cause of the problem was, once you've solved it.
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Reply #17 - 04/25/09 at 01:34:00

Arthur wrote on 04/23/09 at 18:08:09:

All the while the battery is being drained as it assists the bad Alt. in supplying the bike's needs. When the battery finally discharges too much, the Voltage Regulator re-directs the Alt. current into the battery in an attempt to re-charge it, thus starving the whole electrical system for volts/amps and that can cause off and on headlight dimming.

Were you describing an old style mechanical regulator?

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SV og LS Full Member Offline Kawasaki ZZR 1200 Posts: 236	Re: speedometer and headlights dimming Reply #18 - 04/25/09 at 01:42:27 Link to a quite good electric fault finding chart by Electrex.
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: speedometer and headlights dimming Reply #19 - 04/25/09 at 05:25:51 does the speedo cable the one going to crankcase work as a ground cuz i put an oring in it a few days ago it was leaking and i was thinking maybe it's a ground?
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: speedometer and headlights dimming Reply #20 - 04/25/09 at 05:26:42 oh and thanx for the chart that looks very helpful
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texsam Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 138	Re: speedometer and headlights dimming Reply #21 - 04/25/09 at 05:52:17 just a question does anybodies speedometer backlight dim on and off when ya'll use your 4way flashers.if ya'll don't mind check and let me know if it kinda dims out with each flash you have to look close its very subtle
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Re: speedometer and headlights dimming
Reply #22 - 04/25/09 at 16:14:42

well talked to suzuki dealership in town here, the head mechanic said that the hazard lights will take some juice away and even the blinker due to small stator .i think he don't probaly know. i did all the testing on the alternator and the rr it seems ok maybe i gotta short in my lighting system cuz it also slightly dims my running light (brake light) not when brake is applied and only when use 4ways.its kinda a mystery i'll just have to wait see if it gets worse i guess maybe pop the tank off and have a look underneath the speedo but i feel rather hopeless in finding the problem Sad

i'll just scratch my head and keep on riding,thanx for the advise

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