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New Battery, would you ?

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happypig
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12 Feb 2013 16:26 #62249 by happypig

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I've not driven for about 3 weeks due to tearing my ankle ligaments. Got in it today to go round the shop and the battery hadn't got enough oomph to start it, barely turned it over. I can jump start it off the wife's car but I'm wondering if the best long-term solution is to get a new battery ?

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12 Feb 2013 17:16 #62258 by JivingDaddy

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3 weeks isn't that long. If I had a battery that didn't start up the little beast after 6 weeks of being dormant I'd be concerned. Of course, the cold weather could have taken a strain.

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12 Feb 2013 17:17 #62259 by JivingDaddy

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Glad to hear that your ankle ligaments have sorted themselves out tho'. :cheer:

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12 Feb 2013 20:40 #62285 by little jimny

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I'd charge it up and see how it goes. You might be lucky. Worth a try before shelling out for a new one.

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12 Feb 2013 21:04 #62290 by GuardianAngel

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Is the is fluid topped up in the cells? Mine was almost dry and I wondered why it would go flat!

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13 Feb 2013 17:23 #62383 by facade

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Mine would be flat in 3 weeks. I have a solar charger permanently connected when parked, and it still needs a go with the optimate every couple of weeks if it doesn't get used.

One of the problems of an alarm system and a teenie weenie battery.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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13 Feb 2013 17:30 #62385 by JivingDaddy

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That's a very good point facade.

Why on earth is the battery not much bigger than that for a large bike? OK, it's not a big engine, but that's no excuse really. Plus, the tray is too small to replace with a meatier power source.

But I expect some of these clever forum members have welded on a bigger holder.

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13 Feb 2013 17:52 #62393 by GuardianAngel

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JivingDaddy wrote: That's a very good point facade.

Why on earth is the battery not much bigger than that for a large bike? OK, it's not a big engine, but that's no excuse really. Plus, the tray is too small to replace with a meatier power source.

But I expect some of these clever forum members have welded on a bigger holder.

Maybe not a bigger battery (for example the Master Cylinder might get in the way) but certainly another battery located on the otherside of the engine bay to give a duel supply.

I think its done for those with electric winches.

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13 Feb 2013 18:35 #62407 by JivingDaddy

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Good suggestion GA (as usual). :-)

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13 Feb 2013 18:47 #62412 by fast forward

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mine wouldnt start the other day after being stood for a week looked at the took off the battery covers and dry of fluid topped up with distilled water just over plates and tried it again and started straight away ! :blink:

if you cant go round it go over it ! or vice versa ?

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13 Feb 2013 18:51 #62414 by JivingDaddy

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That's another job to do. I'll check the battery fluid levels when the CO decides to bring the Little Beast home later this evening.

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13 Feb 2013 18:53 #62415 by fast forward

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good idea i never thought of checking till it didnt start !

if you cant go round it go over it ! or vice versa ?

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