Which battery, which charger? Triumph Sprint. - SV650.org

18-03-13, 09:19 PM

Battery's dead on my sprint, £70 fitted from local bike shop, or £45 from amazon, but then i would need a charger, which one from who'm? Current battery is a YUASA ytx12-bs

maviczap · 18-03-13, 09:25 PM

Far as I know, they're dry charged. I might be wrong

18-03-13, 09:40 PM

Apparently you add the acid, seal it and then charge it.

Tomor · 18-03-13, 09:47 PM

As Mav said, they come dry charged from the factory. Put the acid in, seal it off then give it about an hour and will be good to go. If you can charge it, always good to give it the best start in life.

18-03-13, 10:07 PM

Ah right sorry guy's, reckon I'll just get the battery then, no need for the charger at the moment then unless I was going to see if I could recover this battery, but that would work out twice as expensive if I then still had to get a new one, decisions decisions.

Tomor · 18-03-13, 10:24 PM

Probably worth getting a optimate or similar if you don't ride the bike often (over winter etc) Will give you the best life out of a battery if its kept in a good health.

pookie · 19-03-13, 08:16 AM

i have this kree 3 charger / maintainer for sale £30 + p&p
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...hlight=charger

aesmith · 19-03-13, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomor

Probably worth getting a optimate or similar if you don't ride the bike often (over winter etc) Will give you the best life out of a battery if its kept in a good health.

Definitely worthwhile having a charger. The Optimate's a good piece of kit, it's a proper multi stage charger so you can leave it connected without boiling your battery dry. It uses a standard connector ("Tamiya") so you can make your own adapter(s) from readily available parts.

If it's just for emergencies or occasional use you can get dead cheap chargers that just put out a low but fixed current. Don't leave these permanently connected. For example this one's 500mA ...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-BATTER...519#vi-content

Tony S

19-03-13, 08:23 PM

Andy, this is the one I use, I had a connector on both my sprint and drz for hassle free charging when I needed it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000...783644&sr=8-10

19-03-13, 08:34 PM

How do you know the battery is dead if you've not tried charging it?

I'd certainly try getting a proper smart charger, they've got recovery modes and a gentle trickle charge over a few weeks can certainly recover a nearly duff battery and get it back to life again. Try a charger first, and if it's still not having it then get a battery.

18-03-13, 09:19 PM	#1
Bluefish Guest Posts: n/a	Which battery, which charger? Triumph Sprint. Battery's dead on my sprint, £70 fitted from local bike shop, or £45 from amazon, but then i would need a charger, which one from who'm? Current battery is a YUASA ytx12-bs

18-03-13, 09:25 PM	#2
maviczap Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,097	Re: Need a Battery Far as I know, they're dry charged. I might be wrong __________________ We're riding out tonight to case the promised land Make everyday count RIP Reeder - Jolly Green Giant and comedy genius

18-03-13, 09:40 PM	#3
Bluefish Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Need a Battery Apparently you add the acid, seal it and then charge it.

18-03-13, 09:47 PM	#4
Tomor Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yateley, Hants Posts: 2,306	Re: Need a Battery As Mav said, they come dry charged from the factory. Put the acid in, seal it off then give it about an hour and will be good to go. If you can charge it, always good to give it the best start in life. __________________ Yam XT125R - Sold SV650 -Sold DL 650 K6 - Sold 2012 Street Triple R - For Sale - Linky here

18-03-13, 10:07 PM	#5
Bluefish Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Need a Battery Ah right sorry guy's, reckon I'll just get the battery then, no need for the charger at the moment then unless I was going to see if I could recover this battery, but that would work out twice as expensive if I then still had to get a new one, decisions decisions.

18-03-13, 10:24 PM	#6
Tomor Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yateley, Hants Posts: 2,306	Re: Need a Battery Probably worth getting a optimate or similar if you don't ride the bike often (over winter etc) Will give you the best life out of a battery if its kept in a good health. __________________ Yam XT125R - Sold SV650 -Sold DL 650 K6 - Sold 2012 Street Triple R - For Sale - Linky here

19-03-13, 08:16 AM	#7
pookie Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Essex Posts: 938	Re: Which battery, which charger? Triumph Sprint. i have this kree 3 charger / maintainer for sale £30 + p&p http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...hlight=charger __________________ "an unedifying exercise in postmodern, operatic grunge" Was - 2000 Candy blue sv650s -2003 Sonic silver sv1000s Gone - 2007 Wildfire Orange Ninja zx6r Now - 2010 Triton blue sv650s -Back to the future

19-03-13, 08:23 PM	#9
Specialone Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Which battery, which charger? Triumph Sprint. Andy, this is the one I use, I had a connector on both my sprint and drz for hassle free charging when I needed it. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000...783644&sr=8-10

19-03-13, 08:34 PM	#10
Phil 1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Which battery, which charger? Triumph Sprint. How do you know the battery is dead if you've not tried charging it? I'd certainly try getting a proper smart charger, they've got recovery modes and a gentle trickle charge over a few weeks can certainly recover a nearly duff battery and get it back to life again. Try a charger first, and if it's still not having it then get a battery.

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