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Battery - BrianPalfrey - 11-08-17
Finally getting my old girl on the road after couple months. Battery flat as a pancake and I'm hoping it is only the battery.
So is it worth picking up a "Yuasa YT12B-BS Powersport Motorcycle Battery" from halfords or is there another to look out for.
I have a 2000 fzs 600
Thanks
Re: Battery - agricola - 11-08-17
Dont shell out for a new until you know the old one is shagged. Should measure 13 to 13.5 volts charged up
Re: Battery - Tmation - 11-08-17
Where are you located?
I have a brand new motobatt that size, purchased in error (well sent to me in error) I have a 1000 and it needs the 14 not 12.
If you are anywhere near Liverpool you can have it for £25, which is less that half price, saw similar size in Halfords for £99 :eek
Kev
Re: Battery - celticdog - 12-08-17
+1 for motobatt :thumbup never had a problem with it charges up easy if you've ever left the parking lights on by mistake.
Re: Battery - bludclot - 12-08-17
Halfords are full retail prices. Many auto factors stock bike batteries and are loads cheaper, as is on-line. Halfords wins on Saturday afternoons and Sundays only in my world, and even then only if really really urgent.
Re: Battery - darrsi - 12-08-17
At least charge it up first to see if it works okay, it might be absolutely fine.
Re: Battery - fazersharp - 12-08-17
Yes defiantly try charging first. I have this one - or very similar with yam branding and supposed to bring back to life dead battery's it can also be used as a optimiser and comes with permanent battery leads for quick plug in.
Re: Battery - darrsi - 12-08-17
(12-08-17, 12:17 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: Yes defiantly try charging first. I have this one - or very similar with yam branding and supposed to bring back to life dead battery's it can also be used as a optimiser and comes with permanent battery leads for quick plug in.
There's a big difference between a flat battery and a dead one.
No amount of charging, no matter how fancy the charger is, will revive a battery that has knackered cells.
Re: Battery - fazersharp - 12-08-17
(12-08-17, 02:49 PM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=fazersharp link=topic=23046.msg265988#msg265988 date=1502536649]
Yes defiantly try charging first. I have this one - or very similar with yam branding and supposed to bring back to life dead battery's it can also be used as a optimiser and comes with permanent battery leads for quick plug in.
There's a big difference between a flat battery and a dead one.
No amount of charging, no matter how fancy the charger is, will revive a battery that has knackered cells.
[/quote]
Yes agreed - dead and flat are two different things but people use both to describe the same thing.
Re: Battery - Grahamm - 14-08-17
(12-08-17, 02:49 PM)darrsi link Wrote: There's a big difference between a flat battery and a dead one.
No amount of charging, no matter how fancy the charger is, will revive a battery that has knackered cells.
But a dead one can also *appear* to be good, because even if it has a dead cell, it can still read full volts.
The only way to check is to put a drop-tester on it to see if it's actually holding the charge.
Even new battteries can turn out to have a duff cell
