2005 Polaris Charging Issue???

[MinnesotaMuskie]

I have a Polaris 440 Sportsman. The charging system seems to be faulty. I had issue over deer hunting so replace battery. Same issue, the battery will not recharge.

I have cleaned all connections near the battery...any suggestions.

Any other connections to check???

[Dave S]

Are you sure it's not a 400/425/450 Sportsman? 2-stroke/4-stroke? What year? That will help in determining what machine we're talking about and what the issue might be.

[MinnesotaMuskie]

I am sorry...I was thinking of our snowmobile when I said 440

I have a 2005 Sportsman 400.

[spearchucker]

Alternator/starter

[BobT]

With it running check the voltage across the battery terminals to be sure the charging system is actually putting out a voltage. It should be higher than 12vdc. NOTE: you may have to increase the idle speed to be sure as at a low idle it may not put out as much.

Actually, I can see this at night with my lights on. At idle they are slightly dimmer and when I pick up the engine rpm they gain a little brightness. This tells me the charging system is putting out.