batteries will "sizzle' when charging . Its usually not obvious when the bike is running or being ridden.
I"ve only fried one stator. The symptoms were, voltmeter (analog) showed reduced voltage for a few miles and then reduced to battery voltage. It was night so I couldn't disconnect the lights. I just headed home as fast as I could. I went for a short ride next day and it had fits of charging, but eventually it crapped out. I ordered an (2003) eletrex.
I've had several types of battery monitors and all have read differently. The radio shack one was the best idle voltage was 13.2 14.1 at speed. The one I have now reads 12.0 at idle and 13.8 at speed. There are probably some bad connections between the monitor and the battery, that I need to clean. My DVM reads 12.7 at idle and 14.3 at speed, reading right off of the battery.
I"ve only fried one stator. The symptoms were, voltmeter (analog) showed reduced voltage for a few miles and then reduced to battery voltage. It was night so I couldn't disconnect the lights. I just headed home as fast as I could. I went for a short ride next day and it had fits of charging, but eventually it crapped out. I ordered an (2003) eletrex.
I've had several types of battery monitors and all have read differently. The radio shack one was the best idle voltage was 13.2 14.1 at speed. The one I have now reads 12.0 at idle and 13.8 at speed. There are probably some bad connections between the monitor and the battery, that I need to clean. My DVM reads 12.7 at idle and 14.3 at speed, reading right off of the battery.