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Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:53 pm
by army_eod
Been trickle charging my battery. The charger only shows amber and never goes green as in full charge.
The charger gets very hot.
So it seems the battery is not charging?
Any ideas?
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 8:33 pm
by Haggis
Have you tried with the battery disconnected?
Some himmy's seem to drain their batteries.
It does sound like your battery is not holding sufficient volts to get a green light.
Which charger are you using.?
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 9:17 pm
by Daiwiskers
Check voltage with charger connected then again with it disconnected
if the voltage is very close test the battery voltage in an hours time if the battery voltage has stayed close to the first test the fault is probably with the charger
If the voltage has dropped considerably it's probably a fault with the battery
The battery will drain slightly if it's connected to the bike
Hope this helps Dai
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:57 pm
by stinkwheel
I wonder if the reg/rec is trying to regulate the voltage of your charger.
If it's trying to charge at say 14.5v and the regulator is regulating to 14.3, all sorts of mayhem could occurr.
Try it with the battery disconnected to see if it'll take a full charge. If it won't, you have a fault on either the battery or the charger. If it will, there's something else at play, something about the bike. In that case, I'd try it with the battery connected but the reg/rec disconnected in the first instance.
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:33 pm
by Andy C
If it still has the OE battery it is probaby knackered.
Mine only lasted about 18 months or so.
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2022 9:03 pm
by RocketRR
Just ordered one of the loom upgrades to stop the parasitic drain from our host, let's hope it works well.
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:25 pm
by Noodles
stinkwheel wrote:I wonder if the reg/rec is trying to regulate the voltage of your charger.
If it's trying to charge at say 14.5v and the regulator is regulating to 14.3, all sorts of mayhem could occurr.
Try it with the battery disconnected to see if it'll take a full charge. If it won't, you have a fault on either the battery or the charger. If it will, there's something else at play, something about the bike. In that case, I'd try it with the battery connected but the reg/rec disconnected in the first instance.
The RR unit only chops and smooths the AC from the alternator down to a dumb 14V-15V. It shouldn't affect the battery at all when it's on charge unless it's faulty.
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 11:53 am
by PeteF
stinkwheel wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:57 pm
I wonder if the reg/rec is trying to regulate the voltage of your charger.
If it's trying to charge at say 14.5v and the regulator is regulating to 14.3, all sorts of mayhem could occurr.
Try it with the battery disconnected to see if it'll take a full charge. If it won't, you have a fault on either the battery or the charger. If it will, there's something else at play, something about the bike. In that case, I'd try it with the battery connected but the reg/rec disconnected in the first instance.
Don't think so. The rec/reg is not in circuit with the trickle charger (or shouldn't be)
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 8:50 pm
by 410Rider
Andy C wrote: ↑Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:33 pm
If it still has the OE battery it is probaby knackered.
Mine only lasted about 18 months or so.
Agree with first statement.
10 months longer than mine then (from registration).
But, the battery was getting on for 2 years old !! Something I never thought to check when I took delivery.
Re: Trickle Charging Issue with 2021 Himmy
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 11:58 pm
by RocketRR
Fit the lead from our host best thing I did to my Himmy no drain and better battery performance
