Last week my father's 2013 pcx suddenly runned out of battery, and he arrived late to work. That is why I decided to buy a voltimeter, just to know when I am getting low.
My model in concrete is this one: http://www.ebay.es/itm/VOLTIMETRO-DIGIT ... OU:ES:3160 but any other will work equally perfect.
The device is wired and sticked to my 2.1A phone charger, so there is no need to touch the pcx main wires, just open the phone charger and wire the red cable to the front connector and the black one to the lateral one. My voltimeter in conctete had a third cable which is the one that measures the difference of voltage with the black one (ground), this cable needs to be wired with the red one.
It is all hidden in the glove box of the scooter, and it will turn off with the rest of the scooter electrical system.
Some photos:
Some quick measures I got in my 3 month old battery:
Low beam lights with stopped engine: 12.4V
Hazard lights and stopped engine: 12.2V
Low beam lights and running engine: 14.5V. This high voltage indicates that the alternator is working perfectly.
High beam reduces in .2 the voltage in stopped or running engine.
Charging my phone (Note 3 at 2A) drops the voltage in .3V
When the scooter is starting its engine, it drops to almost 10V for a few seconds.
Total cost: 5€ and half an hour of work.
A very inexpensive yet useful installation
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Re: A very inexpensive yet useful instalation
Very nice. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: A very inexpensive yet useful instalation
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For those who want a larger selection, here is a link in amazon.com...
For those who want a larger selection, here is a link in amazon.com...
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Red 2013 Honda PCX150
Givi tall windshield & tailbox - Lots of extra lights
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Headlight assy upgraded to LEDs w/HS5 main bulbs
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Re: A very inexpensive yet useful instalation
I use this one on other bike, I like yours for the PCX and being in the glove box it dosent need to be water resistant. Wish they would make one to plug into the power outlet that fit the glove box.
https://www.amazon.com/SEARON-Digital-V ... 87&sr=1-28
https://www.amazon.com/SEARON-Digital-V ... 87&sr=1-28
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Re: A very inexpensive yet useful instalation
I have this on the PCX and other bikes, works well.http://www.sparkbright.co.uk/battery-vo ... nitors.php
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