Thread: Intermittent digital signal when PWMs are used
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Re: Intermittent digital signal when PWMs are used
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Originally Posted by michael714 View Post
Hey Folks,
Thanks for all the replies. We are not getting all the lights to light up. On one sidecar we have no battery light. On the other side car, we have no 6 volt light. We have several batteries of various ages and several battery chargers. Does anyone have a suggestion for how to tell whether a battery is no good (apparently voltage is not a great indicator)?

Thanks for all the replies.
Mr.W.
Sounds like it may still be a connection issue. Just to clarify, do you have two sidecars hooked up at the same time or did you try two separate ones, but only one at a time? If both hooked up, it could be a power problem but it seems strange that it would happen with so many different batteries. If it's one at a time I'd expect to see the same symptoms on both if it was a battery problem. I would check, check and recheck the connections, and the voltages across the +5V and GND pins still.

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