Ducati Monster 695 User Manual page 573

Charging system – battery
2 - Charging system – battery
Checking the charging system
To check the current flow in the charging circuit, use the "DDS" tester with the supplied inductive clamp-type
amperemeter.
Please refer to indications given under
A negative value means that charging system is not feeding the loads and a significant amount of current is supplied
to the battery, currently discharging.
Or it is possible to use a multimeter (Sect. P 9, Testers): connect probes from multimeter to battery terminals, select
the direct current position on the multimeter; the reading should be 14.5V±0.5 at 3000 rpm.
Caution
If polarity is reversed when clamping amperemeter onto cable, readings polarity will also be reversed. This will lead to
wrong diagnosis.
Recharging the battery
Check the inspection interval indicated on the label.
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"Checking the charging system" (Sect. D 5).