Really off the wall question, I'm on the road so I'm hoping someone out there happens to know or can test maybe? At what voltage does the main relay drop out on the ST1300? I.e. Key=on bike=dark?
The story, for the curious: I forget and leave my bike on occasionally, usually it's when I have a plan to go right-back-to-it, we all know how that works out. A couple days ago I ended the day around 5pm-ish.. Went inside and never went back. Next morning I come out 10:30ish am, bike dead, I'm Fontana and I need to be on the other side of LA right now. Jump start the bike, hustle all the way, watch the voltage.. starts out 14.2(!) then drops 13.8-9 stays there for awhile and then drops to 12.8 and I stop watching. Nothing to be done anyway. 70mi, and a very naughty few minutes later I'm where I need to be and shut it down. shows 12.8v. 5mins later starts right up no problem, and has behaved flawlessly since, like nothing ever happened. It probably did get a little bit of charge time out to Palm Springs after a couple more stops but i am still sort of surprised it seems so 'fine'. Perhaps I have Yuasa PTSD?
Battery is a BTL35A480C so it's always spun up the ST about instantly, pretty sure it caught before a full 360•. It may be a hair slower now, but that could also be in my head. I'm just trying to get some kind of sense how much damage I may have done while on the road. I'm pretty sure I'm in the clear but knowing it drops out at 10.5v vs. 6.5v would sure be nice,. From my experience with automotive relays they can be all over the map despite what it says on the tin. The battery is about 2 years and 40K miles old.
The story, for the curious: I forget and leave my bike on occasionally, usually it's when I have a plan to go right-back-to-it, we all know how that works out. A couple days ago I ended the day around 5pm-ish.. Went inside and never went back. Next morning I come out 10:30ish am, bike dead, I'm Fontana and I need to be on the other side of LA right now. Jump start the bike, hustle all the way, watch the voltage.. starts out 14.2(!) then drops 13.8-9 stays there for awhile and then drops to 12.8 and I stop watching. Nothing to be done anyway. 70mi, and a very naughty few minutes later I'm where I need to be and shut it down. shows 12.8v. 5mins later starts right up no problem, and has behaved flawlessly since, like nothing ever happened. It probably did get a little bit of charge time out to Palm Springs after a couple more stops but i am still sort of surprised it seems so 'fine'. Perhaps I have Yuasa PTSD?
Battery is a BTL35A480C so it's always spun up the ST about instantly, pretty sure it caught before a full 360•. It may be a hair slower now, but that could also be in my head. I'm just trying to get some kind of sense how much damage I may have done while on the road. I'm pretty sure I'm in the clear but knowing it drops out at 10.5v vs. 6.5v would sure be nice,. From my experience with automotive relays they can be all over the map despite what it says on the tin. The battery is about 2 years and 40K miles old.
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