A battery that charges to 12.4V, then (off the bike) drops to 11.4V over a couple of days. Donald Ducked, right? -- Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Not necessarily: http://www.mztech.fsnet.co.uk/electrics/elc_edta.html Worked for me on a number of occasions in the past.
Possibly a build up of 'gunk' in the bottom that's effectively shorting the plates. Best bet is replace, but if you want to be pikey - the car spares shop that I work at sells battery rejuvenator tablets (bit hit and miss tho).
It was somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the Wot he says. -- Dave GS 850 x2 / SE 6a SbS#6 DIAABTCOD#16 APOSTLE#6 FUB#3 FUB KotL OSOS#12? UKRMMA#19 COSOC#10
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, sweller Ah well, what the hell? I'll give it a whirl. Ta. -- Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Timo Geusch Well, it's been Optimated. It's time to get chemical on its ass. -- Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
I suspect this is a dead cell rather than general sulphation, so don't be too surprised if EDTA doesn't work. Worth trying though.
