Brake Pad Posted December 22, 2011 Share #1 Posted December 22, 2011 my screen started to fade in and out, checked the wiring, what else can cause this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunc Posted December 22, 2011 Share #2 Posted December 22, 2011 Too much Christmas tequila cake? Is the backlight fading or just the LCD portion? Sent from my DROIDX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share #3 Posted December 22, 2011 LCD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Haywood Posted December 22, 2011 Share #4 Posted December 22, 2011 LCD Not enough Christmas tequila cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted December 23, 2011 Can we get back to the question!!!!!! LCD screen fading, any Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted December 23, 2011 Share #6 Posted December 23, 2011 I think I have seen that happen twice on my '99. Once was when I was caught in a heavy rainstorm for a few hours. After it all dried out, it didn't happen again. The next time was when I had a battery that was going bad. When it got low on voltage when I was riding, the LCD would fade out like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midrsv Posted December 23, 2011 Share #7 Posted December 23, 2011 my screen started to fade in and out, checked the wiring, what else can cause this? I had that happen on both of my RSV's, an '04 and '07. Both radio controls were replaced under warranty, twice on the '07 Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share #8 Posted December 23, 2011 Geez I hope its not the battery, I just replace this one because the last one went bad, will the trickle charger help or hinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share #9 Posted December 23, 2011 I think I have seen that happen twice on my '99. Once was when I was caught in a heavy rainstorm for a few hours. After it all dried out, it didn't happen again. The next time was when I had a battery that was going bad. When it got low on voltage when I was riding, the LCD would fade out like that. I got the bike back in the garage, and shut it off and turned it on a bunch of times, blinkers weren't slow, But when the flashers were on the neutral light also flashed, intermittently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthandy Posted December 23, 2011 Share #10 Posted December 23, 2011 Geez I hope its not the battery, I just replace this one because the last one went bad, will the trickle charger help or hinder? A trickle charger can cause problems if it's left on too long. A battery tender would be better as it will stop charging once the battery is fully charged. How old was the previous battery when it died? If it was only a couple of years old, you may have a charging system problem or other electrical problem. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share #11 Posted December 23, 2011 Not even a year like 8 months or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthandy Posted December 23, 2011 Share #12 Posted December 23, 2011 Not even a year like 8 months or so Well that's definitely not normal. A well maintained good quality battery should last at least 4 years and some on this forum have gotten even more life out of them. Sounds like you've got a problem somewhere in your electrical system Something that keeps running the battery down (Which will shorten its life) or your charging system may be overcharging the battery and "cooking" it. Time to start running some tests to check the health of your charging system. As I previously mentioned, be very careful when using a trickle charger. They keep charging whether or not your battery still needs it and, over time, that can really shorten your battery life. A search on this forum should give you the numbers that you should be getting from your charging system ... you should probably be getting 13.5 to 14.5 volts at 1,000 rpm or so. If it's putting out more than 14.5, you may have a regulator problem. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerjohn Posted December 23, 2011 Share #13 Posted December 23, 2011 Just got mine replaced under warranty it was locking up and fading out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunc Posted December 23, 2011 Share #14 Posted December 23, 2011 Sorry for the delay after asking my question. It does seem that my suspect has already been given. Either the head (or something in the Radio system) is what I would lean toward. If the system was doing this due to battery, my belief is that you would also see some dimming in the back light. (back light takes a little more power to burn that the LCD does) JMHO. Having said that, I am kinda stumped with the Neutral Light situation. That I will have to think about a little more. If you have not ridden in a good rain lately, I would probably let the Stealer look at it. Now in the mean time, I am back to my cake! I will keeps digging for an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted December 23, 2011 Share #15 Posted December 23, 2011 my 05 did same thing and I had to have the radio control replaced under warranty !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brake Pad Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share #16 Posted December 23, 2011 Okay, after checking everything I could find, I went back to the last thing I installed, the cables for the Battery Tender ( Friggin) positive side of the cable was lose, tightened it down 1/2 a turn I hope that was it............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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