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Failing battery or faulty trickle charger or onboard charging system depending where the loss is. Your question loses detail in translation. See if you can find a Dutch forum.
The primary requirement apart from a healthy charging system is a healthy battery and it is the problem with little used vehicles and other battery powered equipment is few people remember to periodically charge them - a battery will self discharge over time and when connected to a vehicle with an electronic system that is always "on", the discharge rate will be greater.
A battery that is left partly or completely discharged for even a few weeks will be permanently damaged or completely ruined.
As a matter of diverse interest, a vehicle "charging" system is a massive misnomer as firstly it isn't designed to recharge a battery but to keep a fully charged battery fully charged (and usually doesn't do that very well) and because of the design of the system, the "charge" rate quickly drops to a trickle charge and few people drive constantly for the large number of hours it takes to recharge a battery that is being trickle charged - a large car battery can take a week or longer...
This is a common issue with battery powered items... the charger shows charged and there is no power. Have you checked the battery with a multimeter (volt meter)? It will probably show the rated voltage ,, but you have NO AMPERAGE to push the voltage. These batteries only have so many discharges and charges in their life span.. If this sounds like what you are experiencing.. just get a new battery...(my kids power wheels went through this too!)
Hi Brian, get a digital volt meter and start the ATV measure the voltage at the battery or at the alternator it should read around 14 volts when charging, if it reads 12 volts the charging system is not working, check or a blown fuse or broken wire, if you can access the alternator directly measure at that point. It takes 14 volt output from the alternator to charge a 12 volt battery
There are a few directions to check but you need to be handy at tracing wires and checking connections and power points. The first thing after making sure the battery has a good charge would be to check for loose or corroded connections starting at the battery and working your way to the starter connection. A connection can have corrosion even if it looks tight and when a heavier load is applied it will fail. It sounds like there is a starter relay to cut power to the lights when starting. If you can find it and check it for power output there should be power going to the starter when it clicks. A direct wire from the battery to the starter will make sure that the starter I ok.
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