New MF Battery Knackered??

[Andy Clap]

So just had a new MF battery delivered, charged it on Optimate as instructed, Optimate reports it as being "Weak".


Made sure all connections good, tried again, charged for a few minutes, "Weak".


I have an MF on my other Fazer which charges as "Good".


Do I have a knackered brand new battery??

[rayburn600]

So what you doin with a Massey Ferguson battery? :eek
You need one for a Fazer.....
How long have you had it on the optimate?
I would suggest at least 24 hrs.
Then fit to the bike & start up.
If it don't start ring the supplier, could be faulty. :lol


Leave it on overnight. 24 hours should show some better signs.
You can leave an Optimate on for weeks.

[Andy Clap]

Paperwork with the battery says it's delivered charged, but they recommend a top-up of up to 4 hours.


Mine is reporting "weak" after about 10 minutes.  I thought that Optimates reported "Good" or "Weak" when they had done their best to charge a battery (shows "Charge" when charging), so leaving it connected longer won't make it any better, it'll never flip from Weak to Good??