Charging question

josh · 08-08-2008, 02:18 PM

Changed the oil on my bike yesterday and let it idle for a bit before rechecking it. Then this morning battery seemed kinda low.

Just wanted to verify that this is due to it being at idle instead of me out riding

v0lusia · 08-08-2008, 02:40 PM

How old it the battery, 3-4 years is pretty common for the normal bike battery. Some people get more than that.

josh · 08-08-2008, 03:00 PM

From the looks of it, I would say stock....

macmac · 08-08-2008, 03:04 PM

Original from 1994? The battery has been great if that is so.. but likely nearing the end of it's days now.. I have never known any battery to last that long..

josh · 08-08-2008, 03:07 PM

Went for a ride this morning and when I got done it seemed to start back up fine, thats why i was thinking the charging voltage at idle was lower

macmac · 08-08-2008, 05:53 PM

Is the battery really 18 years old? I have my doubts. What is very nice to do is drop 17 bux at walleyworld and buy a shumaker auto float charger. It is like a Battery tender just costs 50 bucks less.

Another thing I always do is mount one sort or another of voltmeter hard wired to the bike.

The one in the pic is black near the windshield bag with a green screen. It fits any ciggy butt lighter which this one sits in and or any standard 12 volt take off. Since I use a compressor to assit others at large, and I also smoke still, a light socket that can deal in a few amps seemd more fitting for me.

I bought every part at walley world to do this install. The meter is 17 bux I guess and the lighter bracket and wire might have cost 10....

josh · 08-09-2008, 08:39 PM

What with the upcoming norcal trip and just general reliability in question, I bought a new battery today, Its charging now. Will try to get a actual accurate date on the battery when I take it out. It was more of a WAG or guesstimate on age before...but the case is yellowed with age

macmac · 08-09-2008, 08:44 PM

yellowed? geeze....

josh · 08-09-2008, 09:59 PM

On a side note how do you tell if you can add accesorries to your system??

08-08-2008, 02:18 PM	#1
josh Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 221	Charging question Changed the oil on my bike yesterday and let it idle for a bit before rechecking it. Then this morning battery seemed kinda low. Just wanted to verify that this is due to it being at idle instead of me out riding Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-08-2008, 02:40 PM	#2
v0lusia Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: GA, Savannah Posts: 247	Charging question How old it the battery, 3-4 years is pretty common for the normal bike battery. Some people get more than that. __________________ -Metal monsters that let us breathe. Let us smell. Keep us from being numb. - Zookoff -Twisties give me happy pants -I can remember being nostalgic about things
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08-08-2008, 03:00 PM	#3
josh Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 221	Charging question From the looks of it, I would say stock....
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08-08-2008, 03:04 PM	#4
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Charging question Original from 1994? The battery has been great if that is so.. but likely nearing the end of it's days now.. I have never known any battery to last that long.. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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08-08-2008, 03:07 PM	#5
josh Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 221	Charging question Went for a ride this morning and when I got done it seemed to start back up fine, thats why i was thinking the charging voltage at idle was lower Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-08-2008, 05:53 PM	#6
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Charging question Is the battery really 18 years old? I have my doubts. What is very nice to do is drop 17 bux at walleyworld and buy a shumaker auto float charger. It is like a Battery tender just costs 50 bucks less. Another thing I always do is mount one sort or another of voltmeter hard wired to the bike. The one in the pic is black near the windshield bag with a green screen. It fits any ciggy butt lighter which this one sits in and or any standard 12 volt take off. Since I use a compressor to assit others at large, and I also smoke still, a light socket that can deal in a few amps seemd more fitting for me. I bought every part at walley world to do this install. The meter is 17 bux I guess and the lighter bracket and wire might have cost 10.... __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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08-09-2008, 08:39 PM	#7
josh Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 221	Charging question What with the upcoming norcal trip and just general reliability in question, I bought a new battery today, Its charging now. Will try to get a actual accurate date on the battery when I take it out. It was more of a WAG or guesstimate on age before...but the case is yellowed with age
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08-09-2008, 08:44 PM	#8
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Charging question yellowed? geeze.... __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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08-09-2008, 09:59 PM	#9
josh Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 221	Charging question On a side note how do you tell if you can add accesorries to your system??
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