Empty the acid into a glass bottle. That stops any further chemical reaction in the battery and suspends the battery in the state it is at in that moment. When you come back. Add the acid and you are back in business. I do that every winter and it has never failed. of course... if you have a maintenance free battery this will not work and you need a flaot or a trickle charger.
If you atempt to follow my advise be sure to wear safety glasses and old clothes as even minute splashes of battery acid can cause burns and holes in cotton on contact. Sounds scary but doing it in a bathtub and then rinsing everything off after you emptied or filled makes it a breeze and will take a minute or two. You could wear that crazy sweater your mother made you as well... then there is a good excuse why that piece of art has gone... best of luck Rainer On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Dennis <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- _________________________________ Rainer M. Schmidt Complex Consulting LLC [email protected] Voice (646)-657-8815 FAX (646)-435-9216 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
