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Yuasa Battery
06/19/11 at 13:27:12

Hello guys,

Last night i tried to charge my battery. I forgot the lights on so my battery dropped dead and had no power. I refilled it with mineral water but after 24 hours on the charger nothing...is it the charger? Is it too long?
I bought the battery on November 2010. Yuasa site proposes slow charging but this charger is not that professional and a friend of mine used it for his yamaha v-max.

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Highlander

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Re: Yuasa Battery
Reply #1 - 06/19/11 at 14:42:43

You used mineral water?,... or distilled water?...

Should be distilled...
Mineral water is kinda' the opposite... Huh

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If you're using a trickle charger (300 to 500 ma) on a dead battery, it'll take fore ever,... use a 1 or 2 amp... 2 being preferred... more not recommended.

Battery tips..
Charge dead batteries with a charger rated at 2 amps or less.
6 to 8 hours @ 2 amps
10 to 16 hours @ 1 amp
20 to 30 hours @ 1/2 amp

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #2 - 06/19/11 at 16:02:58 Mineral water? Oooopsies,,,
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highlander10 YaBB Newbies Offline Keep Walking Posts: 32 Groningen, Netherlands Gender:	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #3 - 06/19/11 at 16:23:03 sorry i confused the word cause it was in Dutch. It was for battery. Distilled But the charger i have, does not write amper just that i can charge 10-35mAh batteries. the brand is almost unknown Motostar...
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28637 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #4 - 06/19/11 at 17:08:32 Maybe a bad charger.... Yuasa batteries are good and it is very new... only 2 years... Some car battery chargers have a 2 amp setting...
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #5 - 06/19/11 at 18:33:59 The battery has to have acid. Do you mean you dumped the fluid in it and filled it with water? Or did you just top it off? Your post seems to say you used only water. That battery should charge back with no problem. I don't recommend a trickle charger, but even that should do it in about 40 hours, according to the instructions with mine.
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Howitzer Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 141 Boston, MA Gender:	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #6 - 06/19/11 at 20:45:10 A trickle charger will take a few days to fully charge up a battery. I jumped the gun and bought a new battery when my trickle charger didn't finish the job in one night. Anyone need a spare batter?
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Re: Yuasa Battery
Reply #7 - 06/20/11 at 05:44:34

I used the distilled water only where needed and to the top. The battery is 9 months old not 2 y.o.
Yesterday when i checked the voltage after 24hours of charging was around 4,8v. I don't get the tip about acid.
Is it possible that a battery is charged and discharged when the charger stays on?
From your messages i think it is the charger that is too small.
Thanks a lot guys, i will inform you soon
Highlander

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #8 - 06/20/11 at 05:47:20 Sometimes batteries just die, old or not,,
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6048 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #9 - 06/20/11 at 09:20:28 10- 35 ma u need a higher amperage 1> 2 amp battery charger..the one youre using may work for maintaining a charged battery..
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28637 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #10 - 06/20/11 at 09:49:00 Serowbot wrote on 06/19/11 at 17:08:32: Yuasa batteries are good and it is very new... only 2 years... Nov 2010 to June 2011... = 2 years?.... ... I better work on my math... ....
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #11 - 06/20/11 at 11:03:48 I would put the batter on a charger at 6-10 amps for 5 minutes then leave on 2 amps for at lease 10 hours.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Yuasa Battery Reply #12 - 06/20/11 at 11:36:18 Serowbot wrote on 06/20/11 at 09:49:00: Serowbot wrote on 06/19/11 at 17:08:32: Yuasa batteries are good and it is very new... only 2 years... Nov 2010 to June 2011... = 2 years?.... ... I better work on my math... .... Serowbot, 2010 is a year and 2011 is another year. That's 2 years.
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