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zerogs

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Help! VTX 1800 wont turn on or start.
« on: February 26, 2012, 02:19:55 PM »

I know its been a while since I have been on the site. Always work and go, when I am home I just crash for the night  :couch:

Here goes.....

I have had the X on the stand for the last 2 months hooked up to a battery tender. Start it up once every other week and fires up no problems. Yesterday I got it off the stand and went for a brief ride with my mother in law. Again, no problems, fired up and ran like a champ. Today I decided I wanted to get out for a solo ride since the weather is nice here in Terrell..... No life what so ever  :cuss: Turn the key, no light no nothing like there is no battery.  I put the charger on and it shows the battery at full charge. While connected to the charger I turn the key on and the lights are dim. Left it on the charger for a hour and after disconnecting it, I turned the key and yet again... no life what so ever.   :banghead: 

Anyone come across this problem before? Any hints or advice to try will be greatly appreciated.

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SteveS

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Re: Help! VTX 1800 wont turn on or start.
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2012, 05:40:52 PM »


Try cleaning and then tighten battery cables,use wrench to tighten not screwdriver , maybe that will work.
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Re: Help! VTX 1800 wont turn on or start.
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2012, 01:23:41 PM »

Did you get'er running? If not, have you tried the ground fix?
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Re: Help! VTX 1800 wont turn on or start.
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2012, 03:21:47 PM »

Did you get'er running? If not, have you tried the ground fix?
He got it running just fine! Him and the X were at the m&g in Waco Saturday.
It was the battery. Had a dead cell in it or something like that. ;D
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Re: Help! VTX 1800 wont turn on or start.
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2012, 07:55:02 PM »

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