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GS1150E battery light on

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Well the charging system is working fine though, I get 14.4 volts at the battery at like 2,000rpms.

I was told that this wire might have something to do with the idiot light not working;
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I checked the wiring diagram and I would assume a green wire is a ground? The bullet plug was so corroded it broke off, also after the bullet plug was about 8" of wire and then like an inline fuseable link? It definitely wasn't another bullet connector, I don't think so anyway. Then after that the wire was just broken and not going to anything. :-k

Thanks for any and all help.
 
Ben, do you have the correct battery that the sensor wire goes into one of the cells? Ray.
 
rapidray said:
Ben, do you have the correct battery that the sensor wire goes into one of the cells? Ray.
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Yup, the idiot light is for low water in your battery. A sensor replaces one of the fill caps. My new battery didn't have the sensor, so I just pulled the bulb out of the gauges.
 
The 'correct' battery (wet-type Yuasa with a hole for the sensor probe) is pretty expensive. If you have installed a gel (AGM sealed) battery or even a conventional 'wet' type without the sensor provision, the red light on the dash will stay lit. Some say connecting the sense wire to the batt positive will switch the light off, but I have not tried that. The AGM's are better in every way, IMHO.

Tony.
 
The current battery is just a piece of crap generic wet cell. I run a big crank AGM in my 900f and swear by it....

Has anyone else had any luck hooking this wire to the positive? :-k
 
CB900SS said:
The current battery is just a piece of crap generic wet cell. I run a big crank AGM in my 900f and swear by it....

Has anyone else had any luck hooking this wire to the positive? :-k
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I'd just pull the bulb. It takes about 10 minutes.
 
bonanzadave said:
Yes, attach the wire to the + and the light goes out. At least it did on my 82.
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Funny, I extended the wire last night and held it on the positive. The light stayed on.

I would really like to replace that battery light with an actual volt meter. :idea:
 
CB900SS said:
Funny, I extended the wire last night and held it on the positive. The light stayed on.

I would really like to replace that battery light with an actual volt meter.

:idea:
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As stated before, the battery light does nothing but let you know your water level is low. If you want a volt meter, I sell a kit:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=125075

or do a search. There are some other types of volt meters others have used.
 
Bruce, maybe I'm dense, but that link seems to only shows your oil pressure and oil temp kits. Do you also have a voltmeter kit?
 
renobruce said:
As stated before, the battery light does nothing but let you know your water level is low. If you want a volt meter, I sell a kit:

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=125075

or do a search. There are some other types of volt meters others have used.
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Thanks, I will get back to you on a black oil pressure gauge possibly. For the volt meter I have seen small digital volt meters, I plan to install one in the same location as the current battery light.
 
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