Lest I look less informed, the short (45 minute) time is right out of the Honda
set-up and is regarding the OEM Yuasa battery. Other brands ? When in doubt;
read the instructions.
So we can gather that some (?) charging is a must for best results.
--- On Fri, 10/17/08, Redtail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Redtail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Charging issue?
To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 11:33 AM
Hi Wayne,
I just bought a new battery for my 450 from Canadian Tire, a large
auto retailer up here in the Great White North. I decided to read the
instructions to see if I knew more or less
than the people who made
the battery. It turns out that they know a little more than I did.
The instructions say that after filling it with electrolyte, to leave
the battery for an hour before charging, and to charge it for 6 hours,
not 45 minutes, at the rate shown in the instructions for the specific
battery, ......... in my case at 1 amp for a 12 ampere/hour battery,
which is pretty close to 1/10 of its capacity. In all cases the
instructions advise charging at no more than 1 amp for the prescribed
time, which turns out to be 1/2 hour per the rated capacity of the
battery, e.g. 7 hours for a 14 ampere/hour battery or 8 hours for a 16
ampere/hour battery. They go on to say that the specific gravity
should be 1.282 after the initial charge which you could verify if you
own a hydrometer, and that the voltage of the battery should be 12.70
after leaving it to sit for an hour or two.
I followed these
instruction and my battery was right on the money.
Paul B.
85 CB450SC
On Oct 9, 8:02 pm, "wayne crull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I am having an issue, occasionally, with my 83 650. Two weeks ago I went
on
> a long ride, 3 hours, with no problems. That was a Saturday, on Monday I
> went out to ride to work and heard only a grunt from the starter. The
> battery was low on water. Filled with distilled and plugged in my
charger
> and drove the car to work. After work started right up and has each time
> (5) I have gotten on it since then. So any ideas what it could be?
>
> Thank you for your help and advice in advance.
>
> Wayne
> 83 CB650SC
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