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marekbuk

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Cheap Battery Monitor
08/17/17 at 11:56:16

I have just installed a cheap LED Battery monitor (eBay) so I can keep an eye on the state of the charging voltage and state of the battery. My starter control circuit played up - weeks ago resulting in the starter engaging while the bike was running (see old thread - Phantom Starter ) This ended up frying my LiLon battery so wanted to avoid this happening again. The small switch next to the meter is connected to to the control circuit - disconnecting the +ve feed to the circuit once I've started the bike - just in case the circuit fails again - I had a spare that I fitted but 'once bitten twice shy' The meter cost less than £5 and the switch £1!

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marekbuk Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158 West Yorkshire, UK Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #1 - 08/17/17 at 11:56:54 Here's the eBay link and another photo http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-24V-Car-Motorcycle-LED-DC-Digital-Display-Voltm...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #2 - 08/17/17 at 12:01:07 I have the cheapest, easiest to install monitor on the planet. I hit the button and Nothing? Probably a battery problem...
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marekbuk Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158 West Yorkshire, UK Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #3 - 08/17/17 at 12:05:39 Yep thats cheap alright!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #4 - 08/17/17 at 12:10:53 Installation is a snap..
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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #5 - 08/17/17 at 12:35:11 Nice work Marekbuk. It looks great! At first sight I thought it stayed on all the time ... wasn't so sure about that. The switch is a nice touch. Great looking heat shield on the exhaust too
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Online Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28790 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #6 - 08/17/17 at 13:07:55 Nice find, although I'll put it in a different spot... thinking headlight.
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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #7 - 08/17/17 at 14:06:50 verslagen1 wrote on 08/17/17 at 13:07:55: Nice find, although I'll put it in a different spot... thinking headlight. Honestly, it's a bit small for a headlight! And I don't think it would throw a very good light pattern
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marekbuk Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158 West Yorkshire, UK Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #8 - 08/18/17 at 00:56:54 Yes the switch is a 2 pole - wired to switch the +ve feed to the meter and switch the +ve feed to the starter control module. I would have liked it mounted on the headlight but I have a tiny headlight fitted on the bike
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marekbuk Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 158 West Yorkshire, UK Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #9 - 08/18/17 at 01:04:08 I had to fit x2 Exhaust guards to my S40 to cover the ugly clamps I used
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hotrod Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 326 NC Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #10 - 08/18/17 at 03:33:34 With a strap you can wear it like a watch.
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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: Cheap Battery Monitor Reply #11 - 08/21/17 at 06:47:43 marekbuk wrote on 08/18/17 at 01:04:08: I had to fit x2 Exhaust guards to my S40 to cover the ugly clamps I used Turning a negative into a positive ... love it!
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