Any tips for locating a current leak?
The new battery on my 1997 XT600 is losing charge even though everything on the bike is turned off. After two weeks away I came back to find the normal 12.7V had dropped to around 8.
It also drains when I have the lights turned on while riding – voltage drops from 14.7 to 12.7 as soon as I turn them on and carries on draining slowly all the time they are on.
My uneducated guess is that these issues are related and caused by a dodgy connection somewhere. I’ve been doing some work on the electrics recently, including fitting a new headlamp, so it is very possible that one of my crimped connections isn’t up to the job.
My question is how do I find it? I’ve been reading about voltage drop testing and testing by connecting a light bulb across the fuse and wiggling the connections but are either of these likely to work in my situation? I’m expecting this to be a long, frustrating job so any guidance would be much appreciated.
Edit: I've just been checking the current flow at the battery and it looks like my Koso digital speedo (which is wired directly to the battery as per the instructions) is drawing around 0.8mA when everything is turned off. Is this normal?
Last edited by connal; 23 Jul 2017 at 14:23.
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