2004 700 Polaris Charging question?
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2004 700 Polaris Charging question?
I have a 2004 Sportsman 700 and after doing alot of searching I have found this out so far.
1. The battery is most likely bad since I had it charged and with out hooking it up it wouldn't start.
2. Checked the voltage on it and it is below 10 volts.
3. When I get it started it is pushing 13.5 volts at idle then when I got to rev it up the volts drop to 8.
Would a bad battery cause this or would it be a regulator or stator? I checked the regulator and all connections look good.
Thanks for the help.
1. The battery is most likely bad since I had it charged and with out hooking it up it wouldn't start.
2. Checked the voltage on it and it is below 10 volts.
3. When I get it started it is pushing 13.5 volts at idle then when I got to rev it up the volts drop to 8.
Would a bad battery cause this or would it be a regulator or stator? I checked the regulator and all connections look good.
Thanks for the help.
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#4
Thanks for the info. I thought that would be the problem but appreciate the help. The battery is less then two years old, after doing some research I guess it is best to disconnect it if I'm not going to be riding it for a month or so. Spending over a hundred dollars on a battery every couple years is tough to swallow.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
#5
Thanks for the info. I thought that would be the problem but appreciate the help. The battery is less then two years old, after doing some research I guess it is best to disconnect it if I'm not going to be riding it for a month or so. Spending over a hundred dollars on a battery every couple years is tough to swallow.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
Have a great Thanksgiving.
#6
Still have a lot of little things to learn about taking care of these quads.
Thanks for the insight.
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#8
Yeah, you can just leave it in the quad while it's attached to the tender. On my dirtbike i wired the plug so it would stick out enough that I could hook it up without taking the seat off. That made it really easy to hook up, or unplug. I'm gonna do the same with my 06 700 as soon as I get a plug for it.
#10
I have a 2004.5 600 and started to have a few low voltage problems after about two years. I figured that it was the winch running the battery down from plowing snow. I put a Battery Tender Jr. on it and have had no problems since. In fact it is the original factory battery in it since I got the machine in August of 2004. I can't believe that I have gotten over six years out of the original battery. I do plan on changing it out next summer, I've read that getting the thing out is a real pain in the @*$.
I have had to put a new battery in the tractor every two to three years, so I now have four Battery Tender's, one for each of my machines and tractors. Hopefully I won't need any new batteries for awhile.
I have had to put a new battery in the tractor every two to three years, so I now have four Battery Tender's, one for each of my machines and tractors. Hopefully I won't need any new batteries for awhile.