Troubleshooting - Electrical (Dr350S); Troubleshooting - Battery (Dr350S) - Suzuki DR350 Service Manual

TROUBLESHOOTING
ELECTRICAL
Complaint
Symptom and
po ssi ~e
causes Remedy
Generator does not
1. Open or short in lead wires, or loose tead connic t ions. Repair, replace or ret ighten .
charge.
2.
Shoned, grounded or open generator coils.
Replace.
3.
Shorted
01'
punctured regulator/rectifier. Replace.
Generator charges,
1. lead wi res lend to get shourted or open·circuited or Repair or ret ighten,
but charging rate 1. loosely connected at terminals.
below
the
spe-
2.
Grounded or open-circui ted stator coils of generator .
Replace.
eifieation 3. Defective regulator/rectifier. Replace.
4 . Def ective battery. Replace
Genera tor
1.
Internal short-circuit in the battery.
Replace the battery.
overc harges.
2.
Resist or element in the regula t or/rect ifier damaged or Raplalee.
defective.
J .
Regulator/rectifier poorly grounded. Clean and t ighten ground
connection.
Unstable chargi ng . 1 .
lead wire insulation fraved due t o vibration, resulting In Repair or replace .
intermittent shorting.
2.
GeneratOf Internallv shoned. Replace.
3.
Defective regulator/rectifier, Replace.
BATTERY
Complaint Symptom and possible causes Rem ed y
Battery run s down 1. The charging met hod Is not COfrect. Check t he generator, regula·
quickly , tor/rec tifier and circuit connec·
t ions, and make necessary
adjustments to obtain specified
charging operation.
2. Cell plates have lost much of their act ive m aterial as a
Replace the battery, and
result o f over·charging. correct the charging system.
3 . A short-circuit condi t ion eKist s within t he banery due
Replece the battery,
to excessive accumulation of sediment s caused by the
•
incOfrect electrolyte.
4.
Battery Is 100 old .
Replace Ihe battery .
Rever.ed battery The battery has been connected the w rong way round Replace the battery and be
polarity. in the system. so that
It
Is being charged in the reverse sure to connect the battery
direction. properiy .
Battery dischargas
1. Dirty container top and sides. Clean .
.
too rapidly
2. Battery is too old .
Replace .