(25-09-14, 09:21 AM)locksmith link Wrote: Once, I had a knackered battery that was "OK" on the optimate, and that was less than 2 years old.
I stopped having alarms fitted and don't bother with a charger now.
My last battery was less than 2 years old and wouldn't hold charge on the bike enough to even operate the fuel pump after a week without use,but it came up "OK" on the optimate (after recharging).Charging it up and leaving it off the bike it was still reading over 12v after 4 days,by which time i'm thinking I've got a discharge problem on the bike,but on the 5th day the voltage had suddenly dropped to 0.3v! and putting the multimeter back on took it into -volts.Fitted new battery & all is sorted
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