13-09-12, 10:29 AM
Sound advice from unfazed regarding diagnosis, but the trouble with that trickle charger is that maintaining a fully charged battery is all it can do. Useful if you're hooking it up overnight or for weeks at a time when the weather's too bad for riding, but if you're leaving for work and discover a flat battery it won't help. The 6A one will get a useful amount of charge in and do no harm provided you disconnect before the battery gets overcharged. Half an hour or so at a 6A charge rate will probably get your battery from the relay-chatter state to being able to fire up the motor.
Lead acid/AGM batteries are pretty robust and will accept fast charging without damage so long as the rate tapers off as it gets near to being fully charged. 6A is fast, but the bike's own charging circuit is capable of providing more current than that!
Lead acid/AGM batteries are pretty robust and will accept fast charging without damage so long as the rate tapers off as it gets near to being fully charged. 6A is fast, but the bike's own charging circuit is capable of providing more current than that!