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Charging
Trigger:
Hondatri, You say that the battery was nearly empty. This indicates a overcharging problem and then you filled it with distilled water. Distilled water should only be used as a top-up. If you filled it up again with distilled water it should not fully charge. When a battery is that drained you should fill it with battery acid.
Bryanj:
NOOOOOOO no matter how empty(unless spilled out) you should onl use distilled water as water vapour is all that has gone leaving super concentrated acid, having said that a tired battery will gass excesssively and empty so a new one is probably a good idea. From experience pay the extra and spring for a Yuasa not a cheepie ALSO the need to be trickle charged for a day before fitting, not doing so shortens the life remarkably
Trigger:
Bryan, i had a over charging problem on a GSX-R and when i filled it up with distilled water it would not take a charge. Emptied and filled it up with new acid and it took a full charge.
Bitsa (Ralph Wright - RIP):
I rest my case ready rubs again
Cheers
Bitsa
Trigger:
Bitsa, Go back down the pub ;D
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