07-11-21, 12:03 AM
(06-11-21, 08:13 PM)fazerscotty link Wrote: Lol - I don't check batteries with a load tester. It loads the battery too quickly, heating up the plates, which then distort and shed sulphate across the lower portion of the cell. The battery then won't take or hold a charge.
I've never heard of that before and I know several garages that use load testers to make sure a battery is good (not simply to screw it up so they can sell you a new one!)
Do you have any links regarding this, especially with the gel type batteries that bikes tend to use?
Mine is always on the Optimate in the shed when it's not being used and that has a Desulphate mode if it's ever needed.