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Ultra150 Charging System - 5/29/2008 8:20:21 PM

KawaScotty

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04 Ultra150. Whenever it's at idle, the low battery light comes on. Once you accelerate it goes out. Anyone have a clue what the problem is?

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RE: Ultra150 Charging System - 5/31/2008 7:52:09 PM

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buy a new battery

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RE: Ultra150 Charging System - 6/1/2008 10:27:38 AM

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Been there.......Done that. TWICE

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RE: Ultra150 Charging System - 6/4/2008 12:38:21 AM

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well it could be a bad connection or the voltage reg is going out

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RE: Ultra150 Charging System - 7/25/2008 9:55:18 AM

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Get a voltmeter, simple rule of thumb for all 12V charging systems:

A fully charged battery should read 12.2 - 12.8 V when the engine is not running.

When running, it should read 13.2 - 13.8 V. More on the low side at idle and on the higher side at high rpm (depending of the sophistication of the voltage reg system).

By doing this you will determin if the VR system is defective or not. If you get 13V or so at all rpm you can then chase a flaky bulb, connection, etc.

Most likely a defective VR but verify first.

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