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Main charge fuse blowing
Hi, I have a 2005 model Daytona 955i, which has recently developed a fault. It blows the 30 amp main charge fuse. The first time was about 10 days ago, after a forty mile ride in the rain and a quick coffee stop I traveled a further 10 miles or so in dry weather when the instrument panel went blank. The engine continued to run ok, after a further 4 or 5 miles I wanted to turn left, the indicator wouldn't work and as I pulled in the clutch to change down the engine died.
I found the main charge fuse had overheated and blown and the battery dead. After replacing the fuse the battery recovered enough after 10 minutes or so for the instruments to work again, but would not turn over the engine. The engine started fine with a battery boost and ran fine for a further 10 miles before blowing again. A further fuse and a bump start saw a further 2 or 3 miles another blown fuse. This time I got the bike recovered.
I charged the battery over night, it started first time and I rode it the few miles to the Triumph dealer without incident. The Agents found no fault and carried out a 25 mile road test without fault. I collected the bike and did a further 50 miles, again without fault.
Yesterday I travelled the 50 or so miles to Oulton Park for the BSB races, again without and problems. On leaving after the last race I rode in heavy traffic though back lanes to the main road, the fuse failed as I reached the main road and the engine died almost almost straight away.
After getting the bike off the road I found the fuse badly overheated and blown but plenty of life in the battery. I got the bike recovered.
The Bike is totally standard apart from a power lead for my Autocom system, this is fitted straight to the battery and has a 5amp inline fuse. The Alternator and rectifier both check out fine as does the battery.
I would be grateful if anyone has any suggestions.
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