Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Help! My bike's dead!

[Mr.R]

Hi, if you jump a ducati.....they don't like it, i think you've fcked the rectifier, a friend did it on his 916sps, result new rectifier!
Steve
P.S. iv'e fitted an odyssey to my bike, the importors say you must use a C-TEK TYPE charger, i didn't and the battery cracked the outer casing, they replaced it F.O.C.,....GOOD ON THEM!
Steve

[moto748]

I don't know about that; I jumped my 748 a few times. I think Louigi jumps bikes regularly.

That's not to say the rectifier might not be clapped, of course.

[david.hicks]

Originally Posted by Mr.R

i think you've fcked the rectifier

Any test I can do to confirm that?

[Mr.R]

Hi, multimeter across the battery when the bike's running, it should give around 14.7 volts any more and the reg/rec is fcuked. Also replace the wires from the alternator with heavy gauge wire and solder the joints, doing away with the plug in connector. There's a good post about it on here by Shazam, the mans a GOD,
http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/showthread.php?t=1877 I also used the Electrex reg/rec... it's bomb proof.....highly reccomended.
Steve
Odyssey batteries are warrentied for 3 years on a bike, although they should last upto 10 years!

[madmav]

Dave I recon your battery has cooked it self!
constant charge and discharge " so called " battery conditioning, just wipes the battery out over time!

Some Optimates (although they wont agree) develop faults and even though the "trafFic" lights on the optimate show ,OK, dead , or whatever, It's not always a true sign !

If it's jumping off your car and not under it's own battery steam, then you can bet your battery is boloxed !

try a mates battery before you spend any Dosh!
hope this helps

mav

[zhed44]

Originally Posted by Mr.R

Hi, if you jump a ducati.....they don't like it,

oh poo, my battery is a bit old and i often leave the bike alarmed and unridden for a couple of weeks at a stretch so i have to jump my 748 all the time, sometimes from a car, sometimes from one of those powerpack thingies from halfords. everything seems ok so far though







touch wood

[Ray]

Jumped started my 998 many times usually when its been left standing for a while. Still on its orginal battery.

Like Others I don't always trust optimates/oxymisers, you can get 'em to give spurious reading on the lights just by switching em on before connecting to the bike in my experience.

Some types of battery don't like being left to got flat or respond well to trickle charging, from what others have said It might be the optimate that has done the damage.

If the bike won't stay running after being jumped I'd say the battery is finished.

Ray.

[david.hicks]

Two days later and the optimate lights are indicating that the battery is currently holding a weak charge.

Does anyone have any idea what would have caused the battery terminal connections to get really hot when turning-over to start?

[madmav]

Originally Posted by david.hicks

Two days later and the optimate lights are indicating that the battery is currently holding a weak charge.

Does anyone have any idea what would have caused the battery terminal connections to get really hot when turning-over to start?

maybe the 100 Amphrnjump battery of your car lol

[david.hicks]

No, the battery connections were getting red hot when I started it normally - this was before the battery ran out of power and I tried jump starting it!