Filling your battery tells that you are using a flooded battery. At the shop we would only warrantee them for 6 months. You are due for a new one.
Trickle chargers are very different from maintainers. And I only recommend the deltran battery tender! On Oct 20, 2014 2:51 PM, "Graham Rogers" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dont use a trickle charger, use a maintainer. > > On Oct 20, 2014, at 1:13 PM, Greg wrote: > > Battery is just a year old. Usually I have to refill the battery once > a year here in FL. The heat is brutal. Also in the "winter", I use a > trickle charger on it. I've just never heard it click like that before. I > wasn't sure it I had a faulty relay. I had the bike sitting for a week > before it happened. > > *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID* > > > Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > > I did not see any objective information on your battery (battery > age/type, how often you ride, periods on non-use, ....), but any time the > 'clicks' appear, sooner or later the battery at fault. I'd start looking > for an AGM battery replacement from Amazon or Ebay. You might need one in > the near future. You had expert battery technicians reply, so I would heed > their advice. It will crap out on you at the worst time possible: Murphy's > Law. > > > > On Saturday, October 18, 2014 6:46:53 PM UTC-7, Greg wrote: > > Battery is good. Probably just a connection issue. Has been starting > fine since. > > ------------------------------ > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Starting issue. > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:46:09 -0400 > To: [email protected] > > Even the Walmart batteries I keep on a maintainer last at least 5 years > Joey. It's when they drop below 12.3 v that they begin to sulfate and die. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 18, 2014, at 12:58 PM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote: > > When was the battery replaced last? If you get more than three seasons > on a conventional battery you're doing REALLY well. Two is common. > -Joey > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Greg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey gang! I had an issue today and I am trying to get some input on how > to remedy it. Bike is a 91 cb 750. 49000miles. Going on 8yrs with me. I was > trying to leave today and the bike wouldn't start. I turned the key, and > the indicator lights came on as usual but when I hit the starter button all > I heard was a click. Then the lights went off. The "click" came from the > "box" to which the positive lead from the battery goes to. From the "box" > then the wires separate to four smaller wires. I looked at the fuse in the > plug with the four wires, (30a) and it was fine. It took me about 10 tries, > then the bike started fine as usual. 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