Recharging empty battery on 883 Custom
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Recharging empty battery on 883 Custom
Hi all!
A little question I couldn't find ananswer with search/google...
What will happen to a newunused dry-batteryon a Sportster 883 Custom 2007, when it goes empty (because of the alarm system etc.) and then keeps on being empty for well over a week (alarm on all the time) before I get a change tocharge it again. Can I just recharge it normally with the battery tender? Will this period of several days of being empty damage the battery? Next time, will plug the tender before holidays.
A little question I couldn't find ananswer with search/google...
What will happen to a newunused dry-batteryon a Sportster 883 Custom 2007, when it goes empty (because of the alarm system etc.) and then keeps on being empty for well over a week (alarm on all the time) before I get a change tocharge it again. Can I just recharge it normally with the battery tender? Will this period of several days of being empty damage the battery? Next time, will plug the tender before holidays.
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RE: Recharging empty battery on 883 Custom
If this is the first time it happened, the battery is probably OK and you can just recharge it. However, motorcycle & car batteries are not designed the same as "deep cycle" batteries and will not withstand more than a few full discharge-recharge cycles.
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RE: Recharging empty battery on 883 Custom
The battery will be OK a Battery Tender will take a long time to recharge it. My wife forgot to turn the key off on her bike one time and it took two days for it to charge back up using a full size charger.
What ever kind of charger you use make sure it's one designed for gell type batteries.
What ever kind of charger you use make sure it's one designed for gell type batteries.
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If the battery was under load for over a week it is most likely "sulfated" which means a tender will almost surely not bring it back up. I suggest a 6-10 amp charger on it for a short period of time (how long depends on when it begins to accept a charge). Once it starts charging, you can go back to a more standard charge rate (1-2 amps) until it reaches full charge.
A tender is not designed to charge a battery from a dead state, it is only for maintaining a full charge (instead of allowing a battery to self discharge).
cHarley is correct however, the battery being relatively new, it will be OK once you get it back to a full charge.
A tender is not designed to charge a battery from a dead state, it is only for maintaining a full charge (instead of allowing a battery to self discharge).
cHarley is correct however, the battery being relatively new, it will be OK once you get it back to a full charge.
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