Parasitic Drain Question. Street Triple 675 2013

[DP&TC]

Hi Everyone,

The bike recently had an issue the battery and a new one was fitted which seemed to remedy the non-starter issue.
However, after leaving it for a few days, the bike was flat. Also, the trickle charger that it was left on displays 0V & 0A when plugging it into the connector and the leads are connected to the battery. Bike starts ok though.
I unattached the earth lead and put a multimeter on the lead and the battery. This shows no leakage when the bike has been left standing overnight. If I start the bike and repeat the same disconnection immediately after it shows a drain of circa 4 mA.
Can anyone advise if the test should be completed after a a period of inactivity or following having started the bike and disconnecting the earth lead?
Please feel free to redirect this to others that may be of assistance.
Thank you

David

 

[triumph david]

Your batt. should be charged up, and i don't think it matters if the engine has ran recently, just disconnect one of the cables from the batt. and put a meter between the cable and the batt. post. This is what i always do, you may change your leads around or use the other post, sometimes you can get a better reading swaping them around but you should be able to tell if you have a "leak". Another thing is to charge the batt. up full and let it sit over night unhooked from the bike or charger to make sure the batt. isn't fooling you....Good luck.

 

[DP&TC]

Many thanks - I will try that.
Much appreciated.

 

[The Mole]

I would check your trickle charger connection. Mine was on charge for weeks but when I came to start the bike it was flat. The charger connectors hadn't been connecting properly. I use the Oxford oximiser and the connectors are a bit flimsy....

 

[DP&TC]

I would check your trickle charger connection. Mine was on charge for weeks but when I came to start the bike it was flat. The charger connectors hadn't been connecting properly. I use the Oxford oximiser and the connectors are a bit flimsy....

Many thanks