redtailshark2000
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So I went for a ride last night and left my sled outside.....it was 5 below. I go to start it today and it makes a sound that kindof sounds like sparks and it wont turn over, just makes that sound. Any ideas? Frozen starter? Anyone have this problem before?
You need to boost your sled to start it your battery is weak. Then you should charge your battery with a 2 amp trickle charger.
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battery
How would I boost it? Never ran into this problem. I can't use your typical car charger, right?
How would I boost it? Never ran into this problem. I can't use your typical car charger, right?
Matt F
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there is a + and - wire for boosting or charging right next to the oil reservoir.
RedRocket
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Re: battery
Yes you can use a typical car charger, they are all 12v systems. You can even take a set of jumper cables and connect your sled right to the car or another sled and jump start it.
redtailshark2000 said:
Yes you can use a typical car charger, they are all 12v systems. You can even take a set of jumper cables and connect your sled right to the car or another sled and jump start it.
Re: battery
Yes you can to charge the battery but put it on 2 amp only. For boosting it to start you can use your car and booster cables. Red to positive and black to negative on both your boosting vehicle and the sled. The sled has two leads for boosting by the oil resevoir you have to pull the rubber to expose the terminal. If your not sure just charge the battery on two amps for a day or two. IF the battery keeps going dead you have either a bad battery or a short somewhere in the vehicle or your charging system is not working. If your charger has a 20 or 40 amp setting you can use the charger to boost the sled dont use these setting to charge the battery.
redtailshark2000 said:
Yes you can to charge the battery but put it on 2 amp only. For boosting it to start you can use your car and booster cables. Red to positive and black to negative on both your boosting vehicle and the sled. The sled has two leads for boosting by the oil resevoir you have to pull the rubber to expose the terminal. If your not sure just charge the battery on two amps for a day or two. IF the battery keeps going dead you have either a bad battery or a short somewhere in the vehicle or your charging system is not working. If your charger has a 20 or 40 amp setting you can use the charger to boost the sled dont use these setting to charge the battery.
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thanks guys, I'll give it a shot and see what happens.
thanks guys, I'll give it a shot and see what happens.
towerrigger
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If charging the battery doesn't work look at the starter relay. This happened to me many a time with my warrior. It would sit in warm garage and then trailered to riding area. Would make same noise. I had thought it was battery also, till it warmed up in garage and would fire right up. They are only like 30 bucks from dealer for the relay.
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Using a normal auto type battery charger will work for a jump or a "quick charge," so to speak. However, these batteries require a more controlled charge for longevity. The chargers designed for these batteries can even recover one of these batteries, most of the time. Optimate or a Battery Tender has the charging mode that you need to recover and maintain these batteries. And, as it has already been said, when using a car charger, keep it in the lowest current mode.
The sled does not have the power to charge a significantly discharged battery. You will need to charge a new battery or a significantly discharged battery with the proper charger. The sled will typically maintain a well charged battery and will fully charge it after a couple attempts at a normal start.
By the way, these batteries will discharge themselves over the summer or other long period of non-use. You need to give them a charge, with the proper charger, ~ once a month, when not being used. And, again the sled typically does not have the power to do this, before it would overheat in the summer.
The sled does not have the power to charge a significantly discharged battery. You will need to charge a new battery or a significantly discharged battery with the proper charger. The sled will typically maintain a well charged battery and will fully charge it after a couple attempts at a normal start.
By the way, these batteries will discharge themselves over the summer or other long period of non-use. You need to give them a charge, with the proper charger, ~ once a month, when not being used. And, again the sled typically does not have the power to do this, before it would overheat in the summer.
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Did you solve your problem? Just a little heads up in case you don't already know, in the nose of your sled under the little toolkit your main Pos and Neg wires will rub on the frame and will eventually break through the coating on the wire(s) and ground on the frame. I had this problem last winter and experienced the same noises of something sparking. When I would turn the key the power would arc on the frame instead of starting the motor and drained my battery stone dead. I never even blew the fuse which I would think would happen as soon as the wire grounded. I simply removed the toolkit, cut both wires and cleaned them good, saudered them back together and sealed with heat shrinks after. Then sliced a piece of rubber hose and fit it around the wires to add a little protection there. Hope this helps if you have not solved it yet.
