Motorcycle Battery Voltage Too High

Battery voltage too high.

Motorcycle battery voltage too high. The old one usually read 12 5 v give or take on a dmm. Gassing is bad for the battery and also potentially for you as the gasses are explosive. If you see something like that right after you charge your battery when re testing you might want to turn the headlights on for 30 seconds or so and re test because batteries can keep a superficial surface charge revzilla photo. This is a common failure because of the way motorcycle alternators work.

You don t say whether this is on the bike or on mains charge. A healthy 12 volt motorcycle battery should maintain a range from 9 5 10 5 volts under the load for a good 30 seconds straight. In order to get maximum battery life proper charging voltage must be maintained. That voltage seems a mite high.

If the battery begins to hold and then steadily drops in voltage there is a problem. Can t do better than that. With a voltage between 12 and 15 8 volts dc. Yes a bad regulator will cause your motorcycle battery to be overcharged.

I just recently got a new agm battery for my bike this one. The 16v you describe is definitely too high for charging a 12v battery 14 4 volts is a suggested maximum. Either way high or low charging voltage can lead to battery problems. If the voltage instantly drops to 0 volts that is also a problem.

One item of note. My new battery s voltage from the factory unused read 12 9 v but after using for about half a week of use its holding a. We call this the open cell. The battery is a little pickier below 13 8 the battery will not fully charge.