Battery Charging System - Ducati Monster 696 2009 Manual

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2 - Battery charging system

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Checking the battery charging system
To check the current flow in the charging circuit, use the "DDS" tester, which is equipped with an inductive clamp-type ammeter.
Follow the instructions given in the paragraph "Testing the battery charging system" (Sect. D 5).
A negative value means that charging system is not powering the loads and a significant amount of current must be supplied by
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the battery, which is discharging at the time of the measurement.
Alternatively, you can use a multimeter (Sect. P 9, Diagnostic instruments): connect the multimeter probes to the battery
terminals, select the DC scale on the instrument and check for the presence of 14.5 V ±0.5 at an engine speed of 3000 rpm.
Important
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If polarity is reversed when clamping the ammeter onto the cable, the sign of the readings will also be reversed, giving rise to
incorrect diagnosis.
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Monster 696/696+ - M.Y. 2009 - edition 00