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Old 12-13-2009, 08:11 AM
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i have a 1995 400 xplorer and currently she is not charging...
battery is charged, and when i put a dc volt meter on the battery and rev her up all i read is a steady 9-10 volts...
what should i check and has anyone encountered this before?
 
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Old 12-13-2009, 02:01 PM
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so whats it at before reving?

did you have the battery tested? how old is the battery?

could also be the voltage regulator or the stator....
 
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Old 12-13-2009, 04:29 PM
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it is reading 12 volts before hooking up in the atv
 
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Old 12-14-2009, 12:48 PM
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Regulator is bad, located in front of radiator, left side.
 
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