[Ducati] 900SS Starter Solenoid triger Voltage

[Rich Roberts]

11.98 VDC? That seems a bit low too. Fully charged should be high 12s to low 13s. Low volts not good for wires. Wire brush all connections including the grounds. keep batt on trickle charger


----- Original Message ----
From: Art Ramos <hyperpastabiker at gmail.com>
To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2007 7:21:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] 900SS Starter Solenoid triger Voltage


Start cleaning first!

Art


On 3/11/07, Eric Ducdude <Ducdude at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> I rolled my  78K mile 94 900SS out of the garage, turned on the ignition
> she
> cranked a few times and then proceeded to burn out her starter
> solenoid....:-(  I can still start the bike by jumping the Solenoid or
> push
> starting it.
>
> After a little investigation...
>
> The question:
> The trigger voltage at the two wire plug that goes to the starter solenoid
> puts out around 10.34 Vdc when the starter button is pushed while the
> battery reads 13.23Vdc with the bike not running. ( Hawker Odyssey
> battery)
>
> The trigger voltage on my 97 748 reads 11.54 Vdc when the batt is holding
> 11.98Vdc.
>
> I did swap the solenoids between bikes and the 900's is still dead but is
> 10.34 Vdc and acceptable voltage trigger level on the 900or should I start
> cleaning connectors all around or keep looking?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
> Jenkintown, PA
>
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