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STARTING SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS

Solenoid Clicks.
Perform Voltage Drop Tests
Between Battery and
"Relay" Terminal on
Solenoid. Less Than 1 Volt?
YES
Perform Voltage Drop
2 2
Tests from Battery
(Pos. +) to Starter
"Motor"Terminal.
Crank Engine. Is
Voltage Greater than
1 Volt?
YES
2 2
Perform Voltage
Drop Tests from
Battery (Pos. +)
to Starter Motor (Neg. -) and Starter
"M" (Battery)
Terminal. Crank
Engine. Is
Voltage Greater
than 1 Volt?
YES NO
Repair Repair or
Connection Replace
Between Solenoid
Battery and (Contacts).
Starter.
5845
5824
Relay Terminal
Motor Terminal
2002 Buell X1: Electric Starter
VISUAL
G
Check Connections at Battery
NO
Backtrack to
Pinpoint Poor
Connections or
Relay Contact
1
Problems Using
Does Starter
Voltage Drop
Motor Turn if
Tests.
Jumped?
5823
NO
Perform Voltage
Replace
Drop Test
Solenoid.
Between Battery
Studs or Bolts.
Is Voltage Greater
than 1 Volt?
NO
YES
Clean
Ground
Connections
5824
Check for Battery
Voltage at Relay Terminal
86 From Starter Button.
Battery Voltage Present?
YES
Check for
Ground at Relay
Terminal 85.
Ground Present?
YES
Substitute
Good Relay
or Test Relay.
Battery Terminal
Figure 5-2. Starting System Diagnosis, Part 1
— BATTERY TESTS —
VOLTAGE
G
and Starter Components.
INOPERATIVE
Relay
Clicks.
Test for Voltage at
Solenoid Terminal. Is
12V Present When
Starter Button is
Pressed?
YES
Test for Voltage
to Relay. Is 12V
Present on Relay
Terminal 30?
YES NO
Test for Voltage
from Relay. Is 12V
Test Starter
Present on Relay
Motor for Opens,
Terminal 87 When
Shorts or
5860 Starter Button is
Grounds. Repair
Pressed?
or Replace
Starter Motor.
5817
Repair Open
on GN Wire
Between Relay
and Solenoid.
NO
Check for Battery Voltage from Starter
Button BK/R Wire. Battery Voltage
Present With Starter Button Pressed?
NO 5
YES
Inspect Starter
Repair Wiring
Interlock
From Starter
Circuit or
Button to Relay.
Correct Relay
5832
Ground.
5828
LOAD
G
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Nothing Clicks.
NO
NO
YES
Repair Open on
R/BK Wire Feeding
Terminal 30 on
Starter Relay.
5827
YES NO
Replace
Starter Relay.
5832
5827
NO
Check for Battery Voltage to
Starter Button W/BK Wire.
Battery Voltage Present?
5831
YES NO
Replace Right Repair Wiring to
Handlebar Starter Button.
Switchgear.
5816
5.3
5831
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