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northwind · 15-02-07, 10:16 AM

The battery might well be absolutely fine... If you have any problems with the new reg/rec then they should replace it, but there's no reason to assume it'll have been affected. I've been riding around with a broken reg/rec for a fortnight

Letting the battery run completely flat isn't a good idea as it can be bad for it, but not always, this one's been flatlined a dozen times and still works a charm, as was my first one, it lasted 5 years. The one I had inbetween was a cheapy (don't know if that had anything to do with it or if it was just coincidence) and was knackered after I flattened it twice.

15-02-07, 10:16 AM	#6
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	The battery might well be absolutely fine... If you have any problems with the new reg/rec then they should replace it, but there's no reason to assume it'll have been affected. I've been riding around with a broken reg/rec for a fortnight Letting the battery run completely flat isn't a good idea as it can be bad for it, but not always, this one's been flatlined a dozen times and still works a charm, as was my first one, it lasted 5 years. The one I had inbetween was a cheapy (don't know if that had anything to do with it or if it was just coincidence) and was knackered after I flattened it twice. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"