Battery not charging

Did you check volts out of battery? If you have enough voltage, it's likely a fuse or the relay by the starter solenoid, but poo does have issues with the China solenoids, seen them go bad on sleds less than a year old. Otherwise, if low volts and it's really not charging, check voltage from the battery working backwards from the battery.


FYI, the battery charge comes from the same coil (think it's Y) that provides lights and hand warmers. If you have lights and warmers with no issues, it's doubtful it's the VR (which is also actually split, two VR's in one since 12) with a rectifier downstream to convert the lighting side AC to DC for the battery charge. Good luck, likely a simple relay, fuse, or solenoid issue.

12.7 volts is as good as you'll get with lead acid. It's not the bat or charging system. You're right, it's a circuit breaker next to the solenoid, not a relay, my bad. You can jump the sol, or just test volts out when you turn the key. But if the breaker is bad, you'll get no volts. Don't discount the switch, either. Check fuses first, if you haven't.