battery bad?
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Hmm... hard to change out? Mine has sounding, like the same problems. Curious if it's the problem. I do not put it on a tender in the riding season, and people say that my battery could be toast. But a 13? I am questioning it. I need to test the battery and regulator first. Then possibly this is both of toe come back cool. Thanks for the other path.
I doubt it's your battery especially if you keep it on a tender?
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I keep it on the tender in the winter only. When I am riding daily or a couple days a week, I do not put it on a tender. Even if I can't ride for a week or two in the summer, I don't put it on the tender.
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These batteries do have a finite life, and good upkeep will ensure that you get a good service life, but it will die.
There was no way I was going miss a ride in today's glorious weather, so got the NT off the jack stand, disconnected the battery tender, wheeled it out the garage, and when I hit the start button it engaged the starter and then the solenoid started clacking.
Shot over to my local supermarket, Meijer, and got a DieHard for $90 , installed it and went for a great ride.
DieHard are made in the USA by East Penn.
Shot over to my local supermarket, Meijer, and got a DieHard for $90 , installed it and went for a great ride.
DieHard are made in the USA by East Penn.
Last edited by 1004ron; Feb 23, 2016 at 12:53 PM.
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Road Master
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it was a bad fob, took the one I have never used put new battery in it and bike starts fine, new battery in the fob that I always carried with me and will not start at all, not sure what happen to it. its never been wet
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What bike is it?
Last edited by 1004ron; Feb 24, 2016 at 01:53 PM.
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This is the way I do it.
A good battery should have no problem maintaining a charge for a week or two.
Putting one on a tender after every ride is overkill imo.
Road Warrior
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From: Louisville, KY
I do the same, and have at times unintentionally left it off the tender for up to two months, and it started without a hiccup. I have the security system on mine drawing just a small amount.
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WORKING WITH A DEAD BATTERY OR A BATTERY WITH A VERY LOW VOLTAGE:
If you try to charge a dead battery having a voltage below 3 Volts, the Battery Tender Plus charger will not start. An internal safety circuit prevents the charger from generating any output voltage unless it senses at least 3 Volts at the charger output. In this situation, the red light will continue to flash, indicating that a charge has not been initiated.
