Hi all,
I'm in New Zealand now. I arrived down here about two weeks ago. While I
was gone, my motorcycle here sat for about 9 months with the battery in it.
Needless to say, it was flat when I got back. I put the charger on it and
got the bike ('85 CB700SC) started and all seemed well - until two days
later when the battery was flat again. Another charge and two more days of
good running and then flat again.
I took it into a shop today to make sure the alternator was putting charge
into it and it seemed to be. So, after chatting with the mechanic, I
stepped up and bought a new battery.
Now that I'm home, I'm wondering if that was the right thing to do or if I
should have been more patient and debugged things a bit further before
pulling out my wallet.
The folks at the shop told me that a battery can definitely be ruined by
leaving it in a bike like that for so long. They said something about
'sulfation' - which I didn't really understand.
I also asked them how I should store a battery if I'm going to be gone that
long and their only suggestion was to buy a 'battery minder' and use it to
keep that battery topped up while I'm gone. That seemed a bit extreme to
me for six to nine months. Surely there must be another way?
You thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
Dennis G.
- Seattle, Washington
- Christchurch, New Zealand
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