Ok guys, my NZ 350-1 has been running strong, been to many reenactment/car shows, but I do have this one issue...it keeps eating batteries. I know its not the magneto because the ignition light turns off after the bike starts up, but it appears to be something else. Any advice?
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Tim in Virginia
Problem with batteries on a NZ 350-1
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Problem with batteries on a NZ 350-1
Tim Neumann
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Try taking off the negative pole of your battery everytime when the engine is not running for a longer time. It may be that somewhere in the electrical system a positive cable touches metal. When the battery still won´t work any further try a better one, I had one for 7,95 Euro´s on my bike that needed to be filled with acid and to be charged every two weeks. Now I bought a better one in old design which not needs to be filled with acid, and I have no problems with this battery, I can leave it in the bike without problems for weeks, it is always be charged.
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DKW NZ 350-1 1945
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DKW NZ 350-1 1945
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Re: Problem with batteries on a NZ 350-1
Tim,cudaman82 wrote:Ok guys, my NZ 350-1 has been running strong, been to many reenactment/car shows, but I do have this one issue...it keeps eating batteries. I know its not the magneto because the ignition light turns off after the bike starts up, but it appears to be something else. Any advice?
-Thanks
Tim in Virginia
How about going to a solid state gel battery. Buy yourself a good 6 volt battery from Battery mart in the USA, get a empty battery box and pop the little 6 volt acid free battery in there. I have been using these kind for over 5 years, not one single problem.
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You can get a empty box from many places:Wilhelm_Heidkamp wrote:Try ebay or ask a supplier for historic bikes, some sell empty boxes, or boxes in old-style look equipped with the modern batteries as shown above.
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