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2015 Slim 6.20 volts after 2 weeks?

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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 07:31 PM
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Default 2015 Slim 6.20 volts after 2 weeks?
She sat for a few weeks, i rode her today.. Started normally, then I stopped at a brothers place for an hour and she would not start, all the indicator lights just blinked on and off randomly. I coasted home, luckily it was 90% downhill.

Battery reads 6.20v.. It was on a tender for a few weeks...


WTF?

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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 08:38 PM
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Forget your fob?

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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 08:53 PM
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Loose battery connections or ground connection.

This is the most common cause of this issue.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2016 | 10:14 PM
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Huh...

Everything I can access seems as it should be...

Battery dropped to 5.6 now.. No lights on the dash actually work at all now..
 
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It wouldn't have started at all this morning if the battery was that low, and if it's dropping that fast now, something is draining it. Something is on, or you've got a short somewhere, I'd guess.
 
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It was performing normally this morning.
 
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Then the battery was fine this morning.

Have you checked both battery connections?
 
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Should be covered with warranty.
 
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Take the battery back to your dealer. They should have a really good battery tester that will spit out a report and tell you if the battery needs warranted or not.
 
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