Battery Light

[East London Geezer]

Strange fault developed today, dashboard battery light intermittently glowing very dimly. Any ideas what the problem might be. Thanks chaps.

 

[Steptoe]

Which model of bike. And how many miles.

 

[Colban]

Check your alternator drive belt.

 

[East London Geezer]

Its a '99 R1150 GS with about 42,000 miles on the clock and the alternator drive belt was changed within the last 10,000 miles. The brightness of the light does not alter with engine revs.

 

[david vaughan-birch]

I had the same fault a while back-turned out that the new belt I'd had fitted had snapped.

 

[Keith Chapman]

I had something similar a while ago, started my 1150, and the battery light was on but very dim. it stayed on for my 25 mile comute home. Next morning start bike, light goes out as it should, never played up since.

 

[Steptoe]

Its a '99 R1150 GS with about 42,000 miles on the clock and the alternator drive belt was changed within the last 10,000 miles. The brightness of the light does not alter with engine revs.

Check your battery earth first.

Is it a permanent faint glow ? - Check the main loom that connects to the instruments, inside the wiring is crimped, badly. it may just be starting to go green with water corrosion. . It's the large plastic covered sleeve that runs under the instrument housing -

Unfortunatly it means cutting the plastic wiring cover open. And if it isn't that you'll have a loom covering that'll need tidying up.

 

[East London Geezer]

Dim light comes and goes but I,ll check the wiring connections tomorrow, thanks chaps.