DaveAA
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lithium eh? reminded me of this video Cold Starting Characteristics - YouTube
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Ah ok. FWIW, I pulled the stator myself, found the short, and took it to an electrical place to have them rewind and solder it. I can't imagine what a motorcycle shop, or a dealer would have charged. yikes
A decade ago, had stator replaced on my wife's Shadow 1100, at a Honda Dealer, parts and labor were over $300.
I use a Battery Minder, which is a smart charger, more like a "wall-wart" type of unit. It was not spendy, and I alternate it on both bikes, ON A TIMER. Never runs more than 1.5 hours, and it seems to keep the batteries nice and topped up. Both bikes have Chrome Batteries in them, which are very reasonable ( read:cheap) and I am on the 4th ( knock on wood here) year on one of them.
The Battery Minder incorporates an "anti-sulphation" mode, which seems to help keep the batteries healthy. I got 7 years out of my last battery, which was a Scorpion.
YMMV
Just curious, but if it’s a smart charger, what is the reason for limiting the run time to 1.5 hours?
I’m a belt and suspenders kinda guy, plus, why run it all the time, which no doubt wastes kw hours, when from observation, I know it only usually requires a few minutes twice a day to top it up?
The green LED flashes at full charge, and rarely goes to solid green ( needs a charge) between it’s scheduled charges.
I have had several trickle type chargers, but this one is by far the best, and longest lasting. I gave up on Battery Tenders long ago after finding out how weak their customer service was.
I have that same charger, and would not use it on my NCX. That charger is designed for wet cell car batteries and I would not trust it to cut-off consistently on a small sealed AGM battery. You really need something like an Optimate3. Battery Tender makes a 6/12 volt charger you could use on your bike or car. Not as sophisticated as the Optimate but a lot cheaper.
https://www.amazon.com/Trickle-Auto..._rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=YXQT0CVCR8G1BTSM6BX6
I’m a belt and suspenders kinda guy, plus, why run it all the time, which no doubt wastes kw hours, when from observation, I know it only usually requires a few minutes twice a day to top it up?
The green LED flashes at full charge, and rarely goes to solid green ( needs a charge) between it’s scheduled charges.
I have had several trickle type chargers, but this one is by far the best, and longest lasting. I gave up on Battery Tenders long ago after finding out how weak their customer service was.
I have that same charger, and would not use it on my NCX. That charger is designed for wet cell car batteries and I would not trust it to cut-off consistently on a small sealed AGM battery. You really need something like an Optimate3. Battery Tender makes a 6/12 volt charger you could use on your bike or car. Not as sophisticated as the Optimate but a lot cheaper.
https://www.amazon.com/Trickle-Auto..._rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=YXQT0CVCR8G1BTSM6BX6
While it may not be specific to AGM batteries, I have used it on them for over 10 years, with great results. My last AGM battery, a Scorpion, lasted 7+ years, and the battery in my Helix is coming up on 4 years old.
I’d be willing to guess that it works just fine with AGM batteries with those results.
I’d NEVER, EVER buy another Deltran/Battery Tender product after dealing with their customer service folks . I tried to get warranty service on a 10 month old unit, and they told me there was a 35$ “handling fee” to process my replacement, plus I’d have to send the old unit to them at MY expense. To be clear, that was 9$ more than I paid for the original unit. Their warranty is a joke!!
Never again!
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Just ordered the Mighty Max YTZ14s from Amazon for $45 delivered. My 2015 DCT had the dreaded "click click" today when I tried to fire it up to move it to get to Christmas decorations. Not too disappointed - it's the original battery, and I bought the bike new in late August 2015 so I assume the battery could have already been a year or more old. It's on a tender most of the time and it gets ridden frequently. I'm going to check the date code (assuming I can find it and interpret it) once I remove it. For $45 I have no complaints.