How do I check voltage to electric starter?
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 at
9:30 am
Zem asked:
I have a 49cc 2-stroke chinese scooter that I got for christmas, and the electric start won’t work. When I have the keys in and it’s turned on, I try pressing the start button, but I only get a click. How can I check the voltage to it? Oh and the battery is brand new.
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sussex electrics
> How can I check the voltage to it?
First try jumping it with good battery. If even that doesn’t work, then you should suspect the starter / voltage to the starter.
If it does start, your battery is probably bad.
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But seriously, Chinese scooters are junk. My best budd got a chinese ATV for his son’s birthday. It started leaking oil from days 1. After many fixes, he gave up and just bought him used Honda ATV (same price) and ran better ever since (2 years now).
Good luck…
brighton electrics
First measure the voltage across the battery and make sure it reads more than 12.4 volts or so, indicating the battery is at least partially charged. You should buy a battery charger to charge it up every few days or so if need be. The “click” might mean you have a bad starter solenoid switch. It’s the thing that connects your battery to the starter motor when you turn the ignition switch on and push the start button. But you might have a starter motor problem too. If you removed the complete starter motor from the scooter, you could connect a car battery to it to test it to see if it runs ok. See if there’s a Haynes repair manual for your scooter.
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sussex electrical
Buy the cheapest DC voltmeter you can find, Harbor Freight has them for $5 sometimes. Set the meter to selector to a voltage higher than the battery. 50 VDC for example. Put one lead on the largest wire going to the starter where it connects to the starter. Put the other lead on the frame or ground terminal. Make sure you have tight clean connections. Try cranking the starter. If the voltage drops to less than 10.5 on a 12 volt system you have a bad connection or battery. Do the same check with the meter directly on the battery posts and turn the key,if the voltage drops below 10.5 you have a dead battery