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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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Leave it off the charger for 48 hours then re-test the voltage. If it is below 12 then you got a bad battery.
Are me and you the only 2 that know you have to leave the battery off the charger for a while before getting an accurate voltage test? Thanks Rob.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by wkdavistx
Are me and you the only 2 that know you have to leave the battery off the charger for a while before getting an accurate voltage test? Thanks Rob.

I work with batteries in my profession. You can say lead acid is in my blood.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 06:47 PM
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A discharged AGM battery is a fatal condition. I'm really, okay not really, surprised the dealer didn't offer to do a load test on the battery. Short drives around town or multiple starts will be hard on these batteries. If the bike is still under warranty have a dealer do a charging sys. test but the battery is probably toast. When ever my bikes are sitting still they are on the tenders 24/7.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 08:43 PM
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I wouldn't try to charge a completely dead battery with just a battery tender, I don't think it's going to work so well. It can maintain a battery, but not bring it back from the dead. That takes some current...
 
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