1996 polaris xplorer 400, new battery, losing charge and will not keep up with winch after 10 feet, battery with lights on only carrying 11.8 volts but drops slowly , where do i start, what do i check and where at on the machine is it located, any help would be greatly apprecieated, and i will owe you a cold one

 

First check charging at battery while running above idle, should be about 14-14.5 volts. If not then check all leads to reg/rectifier at front of machine behind radiator. Have had wires pull loose before. Red,black,yellow,yellow/red,If all connected,then suspect reg/rectifier bad.

 

hey thanks a bunch for taking the time to help me out i really appreciate it

 

does it hold a charge when not in use and will start when the battery is fully charge after sitting? just tying make sure thier isnt a dead short somewhere as well. if it holds charge and only drains down when in use then most likely what opt. has stated is the issue. also make sure to check for corrsion.

 

ya just seems to drain when running or if i try to use the winch, thanks again

 

ok when machine is running it is showing 13.15 volts but when i turn on the light i am getting a voltage drop of 0.2 every five seconds also i ran the battery down last night and since then it seems to be ideling a bit higher or is this my imagination thanks again to anybody who can help

 

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