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i recently fried my battery.. started up fine went on a short 5 min ride and parked it.. sat for about 4 hrs before i tried heading home.. dead.. no lights,no fuel pump priming.. nothing. so i went home took the battery out of my little fourwheeler and it starts up and i ride home.. ran good. the batter was almost dry. its a new battery only about 5 months old.. so im probably looking at a bad vr arent i? i ask the guy at the shop where i bought it and he say he thinks the battery just had a bad day. im not sure what to watch for when a vr goes bad. what should i watch for? at least i had a warranty on the battery so i got the new one today..

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IMO there is little value in waiting for the older style VR to finally fail. Do yourslef and your bike a favor and just replace it with the newer style before it does fail and it takes all your electronics with it when it does. See the links above. And I would consider finding another shop if that was the response they gave you regarding your battery. For real? Your battery had a bad day.?

JeCarter wrote:he say he thinks the battery just had a bad day.

A battery quickly and suddenly going dry is a MAJOR sign of a bad VRR. Going through batteries like candy is a major sign.


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Battery had a bad day LOL. Classic. Replace the VR with a newer style one.

Also, don't go to that shop anymore.

Yeah I try to do everything on my own. I never have trusted them. And their statement cleared up any thoughts that they might have a clue what they are talking about. And a new VR it is. Lol

What volts should the 5 pin VR read? I just upgraded to it

Volts where?

Across the battery while engine running at 3000 rpm or more, you should see 12.8-14.2Volts DC.

Much more than that and you will fry another battery. Less than that and you will not keep up with system demand

After you replace the VR, look at upgrading your battery to a sealed AGM type of battery. They produce more power, are more forgiving & don't puke acid fumes onto your Bike. I never buy cheap standard construction lead acid batteries any more. Check out your local "Batteries Plus" store. http://www.batteriesplus.com
http://www.batteriesplus.com/models/558 ... amaha.aspx

~JM~

Yeah across the battery. I meant to put that. And just went for an hour ride and across the battery it reads 14.37. So I checked again and it was 14.18. Is it ok to read 14.37?

That's fine.

Thanks for the help