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battery problem
mickwinf:
thanks for advice guys wil try a car charger!
K2-K6:
I'd agree with the others in going for a non intelligent charger that just keeps going as a way to get it back again, go for the lowest setting if there is one and just trickle it for a long time.
I've had one before that appeared to be totally dead, so tipped the acid out and washed all the crud out with tap water and refilled with new acid and it worked for ages after that.
If there is any real level of sediment (think this is product of sulfated plates) at the bottom of the battery then it usually compromises how the cells work.
mickwinf:
problem solved! I used my very old car charger and it started to charge, so i swapped to the optimiser to fully charge. The lesson here is the optimizer needs at least a bit of charge to work properly so will keep my old charger as a backup! Thanks for help everyone, cheers,Mick.
florence:
Gosh, just looked at those optimising battery chargers. They cost an absolute fortune! My extremely neglected battery has been on the bike for four years and only cost
meerkat:
--- Quote from: florence on November 17, 2011, 11:14:36 AM ---Gosh, just looked at those optimising battery chargers. They cost an absolute fortune! My extremely neglected battery has been on the bike for four years and only cost
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