ronson1977
Member
It is pretty strange. I wonder if anyone has ever figured out the source of the draw...
Having battery issues with K-9
- Thread starter ChrisK1969
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standuprick
Active Member
I checked mine and it doesnt show a draw. Thats the strange part.
ronson1977
Member
Makes no sense...
standuprick
Active Member
I had a buddy thats a gm mechanic check it out. He tested it with a multimeter and said there is no draw. Thats what makes no sense. You think it would pick up a little current if it was drawing
standuprick
Active Member
Yes, we checked it with the negative off and also checked it with the positive off. No draw according to him
ronson1977
Member
I don't understand how or why the EHC would be drawing if the bike is off. There's nothing for it do be doing if the bike is off.
standuprick
Active Member
Thats my thoughts too! Ive had sportbikes with clocks and the bike could sit 3 months and fire right up. If i knew what to disconnect on the ehc I do it.
ronson1977
Member
Seriously, $25k bikes shouldn't have such things going on with them.
ronson1977
Member
My ninja sat for 7mos in the garage while I was gone. Fired right up!
standuprick
Active Member
Exactly!!!!!
Five Five
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Good Choice Carlos .... I have almost 2 years on my Tomioka had it in my Pitbull with no Comp-releases and now have one in my K9 .... never used a battery tender...Cranks like the day I bought it...I went through a big Boar, 2 Braill and I now have a race car light wight car Battery that will kick ass. It for a 4 cylinder car and it hasn't let me down yet. It's the same size as the dog Batteries. 465 cold Crank power
Tomioka Racing TR-B1500 15 lbs / 6.8Kg Performance Light-Weight Battery [TR-B150 EDO Performance
Carlos
ronson1977
Member
I have a TrueGel coming and if that fails me I will surely the Tomioka a shot. Thanks for the heads up.
ronson1977
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soonertodd
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these bikes dont require a tender,they just need to be ridden enough to keep the battery charged.anything with a battery will give you problems if it just sits around
Five Five
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Five Five
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Gel batteries require a special charger .... dont use a conventional charger it will kill the battery .... Gel battery chargers have a 12 volt max output.
ronson1977
Member
Excellent, thanks man. I'm ordering on of those bad boys. I have an autozone special in now but the CCA's are weak.
I agree with some of what's being said here but yall need to keep in mind that regardless of the type of bike or the conditions the bike is stored in the battery is still going to lose some of its amps per day. I might not be enough to really notice but it's fact that it does.
Claim earlier about the bike having a hard star in the cold is just like any other vehicle. Within time the battery will passivate which will need a load put on it to really wake the battery up so that it can be utilized in its optimum strength.
The cold can do a number to your battery also. Truth is that the bike should be placed on a tender when not being used like anything else.
Like trying to start a car that been sitting there for a lengthy period of time, it'll be a bitch to get it to crank but when jumped it'll fire up and it doesn't mean that the battery is fine and will retain the charge.
Recommendation - If the bike has been sitting for an extensive period of time then the battery needs to be load tested prior to charging. If the battery is passivated then the battery will never hold a charge. Load test - wakes up the cells of the battery therefore making it last a bit longer and will be able to retain a charge.
Claim earlier about the bike having a hard star in the cold is just like any other vehicle. Within time the battery will passivate which will need a load put on it to really wake the battery up so that it can be utilized in its optimum strength.
The cold can do a number to your battery also. Truth is that the bike should be placed on a tender when not being used like anything else.
Like trying to start a car that been sitting there for a lengthy period of time, it'll be a bitch to get it to crank but when jumped it'll fire up and it doesn't mean that the battery is fine and will retain the charge.
Recommendation - If the bike has been sitting for an extensive period of time then the battery needs to be load tested prior to charging. If the battery is passivated then the battery will never hold a charge. Load test - wakes up the cells of the battery therefore making it last a bit longer and will be able to retain a charge.