battery not holding charge By trvstlh (Read 902 times)

[trvstlh]

hello all, its me again, now i have changed diode, rectifier and even cleaned the stator, and my battery will NOT hold a charge, lol i took the battery to a battery co. today and they said it was no good left there and took it to Autozone and they said its good. (GO FIGURE) now it just hit me, with my ignition off key out, should the clock display be on?? also re:clock when i do jump bike and ride or run it for a few minutes the clock stays at 12:00 never changing time and again i can read the display (12:00) even when key is out, sorry think i included 2 issues here, but i think clock may be a part of initial problem as well...remember my ignition wires to loom have been cut and maybe reconnected wrong.....thanks in advance for any help.

[rob63]

It would probably be easier if you just replied to your original two posts rather than start new ones. That way people can keep track of progress on your problems.
I`m presuming first that you have checked the battery is receiving voltage from the charging system when the scoot is running ?
Also you mention about the ignition wiring possibly being wrong, this was something which we were trying to sort out in your other thread
scooterdoc.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=250cc&action=display&thread=6770
Sorting out one problem at a time would be good.
As for your battery it is possible for two companies to have differing opinions on its state. Some batteries will read good even when they have a dodgy cell.
The clocks on our works bikes are on all the time (or they wouldn`t keep time), they only draw a very small amount of current so shouldn`t really drag down a battery unless it`s left for a considerable period of time. As for the constant 12:00, have you tried re-setting it to the correct time. If you can`t do that then there may well be something wrong with the clock itself. In which case you can pull the red wire which goes to it and leave it dormant.
First of all please confirm that your battery is receiving a charge when the scoot is running or we will end up going round in circles.

[tvnacman]

I have something like yours. My clock stays on all the time too. Do you have a switch to turn on and off the headlights. My battery drains down when sitting unless I pull the fuse.

John

[Bashan]

Read this thread, it explains how to test for parasites while the key is off. You might just be losing your charge while sitting and that's why nothing has worked so far. Rich