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help jump starting
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:27 pm
by ezdc66
Hi all:
I made the mistake of parking the bike in the "park" position with
lights on for about 5 hrs.
Needless to say I drained the battery.
I tried following the jump start procedure as described previously on
the board but all I got was a faint clicking.
What did I do wrong ? cheap cables ? improper connection ?
Any ideas on how to get up and running ?
Should I try a battery charger ?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
Sean
help jump starting
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:54 am
by Blake Sobiloff
On May 30, 2007, at 4:25 PM, ezdc66 wrote:
> I tried following the jump start procedure as described previously on
> the board but all I got was a faint clicking.
Sean, a faint clicking means that the starter isn't getting enough
power. Did you use a fully charged battery to try and jump-start
your bike?
--
Blake Sobiloff
http://sobiloff.typepad.com/blakeblog/>
San Jose, CA (USA)
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help jump starting
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:05 pm
by Luke in Brooklyn
Hey Sean--
You forgot to include the procedure you mentioned...
but a click usually means a weak battery. Are you
sure you had a good connection and that your good
battery really is good (from a healthy, OFF, car ?)
If so, you might also try jumping directly the starter
lead (on the starter side of the starter relay, under
that black plastic cover under the tank on the left).
If your KLR battery is otherwise in good health, one
discharge shouldn't kill it, so if you have a battery
charger you could leave it hooked up overnight and see
where that gets you.
Luke
--- ezdc66 wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> I made the mistake of parking the bike in the "park"
> position with
> lights on for about 5 hrs.
> Needless to say I drained the battery.
>
> I tried following the jump start procedure as
> described previously on
> the board but all I got was a faint clicking.
>
> What did I do wrong ? cheap cables ? improper
> connection ?
> Any ideas on how to get up and running ?
>
> Should I try a battery charger ?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sean
>
>
>
Brooklyn NY
92 CB750 nighthawk--naked simpleton
03 KLR650--fat girl with a dirty mind
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Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:14 am
by Southside
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