accessories not working until warmed up

[dracutaco]

after riding all day friday i parked the machine in my trailer,the following morning i started the machine and the dash and headlights where not working until it warmed up is this common? the outside temp was -11f.

 

[Fergie]

I never had a problem, rode in canada -35. maybe you have a loose wire?

 

[local 25]

your not alone read....http://www.rx1.info/viewtopic.php?t=182 ... es+working

 

[snappy]

i have seen this, 3 out of 4 rx1's did this up in canada after being trailored 7 hours and sitting overnite around -20f.then we went 1200 miles in 5 days without a problem

 

[SnowBandit]

Happend to my brothers RxWarrior at -40... Something to do with the charging system. Its normal from what I was told.

 

[impalapower]

Maybe a combination with the trailer getting frosty inside and the sled sometimes frosts too. Use some dielectric grease on your electrical plugs and fittings.

 

[SnowBandit]

Someone told me its the battery being at a low voltage. His would no come on and then after the sled warmed up for a few mins lights came back then the gauge.. Funny thing was my viper did the same thing right after it. I had never seen it on my viper either. But I had been fighting to get my sled started due to a frozen fuel pump so it had cranked for a while and sucked the battery real low.

 

[Indy]

My 03 did this w/handwarmers at first, now it doesn't?

 

[Mikey]

There are relays for both accessory circuts that will not turn on untill the cdi supplys 12v to them. When the sled runs for a bit it brings up the voltage in the battery and when the cdi sees enough voltage it turns on the relays.Must have been low enough to shut them off but high enough to start the sled. The other possibility is some moisture had built up in the relay and it froze closed.