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Sid Squid · 12-02-07, 08:07 PM

I don't think so, I'd guess that the battery capacity has been reduced so it's being charged at a low level and the voltage rises quickly fooling the charger into thinking it's full, if the battery will hold a suitable voltage for a while the Optimate will give the green light. As said above; the Optimate and similar chargers are good, but they can't work miracles.
The other possibility is that the charge is being lost through the bike, which could be either leaky rectifier an alarm problem, or wiring damage.
To obviate that I'd disconnect the battery earth lead when off the bike, (yes I know, a chore), but if the battery starts behaving properly you'll know it's losing charge when parked up, which would tell you if one of the above problems is a probability.

12-02-07, 08:07 PM	#11
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	I don't think so, I'd guess that the battery capacity has been reduced so it's being charged at a low level and the voltage rises quickly fooling the charger into thinking it's full, if the battery will hold a suitable voltage for a while the Optimate will give the green light. As said above; the Optimate and similar chargers are good, but they can't work miracles. The other possibility is that the charge is being lost through the bike, which could be either leaky rectifier an alarm problem, or wiring damage. To obviate that I'd disconnect the battery earth lead when off the bike, (yes I know, a chore), but if the battery starts behaving properly you'll know it's losing charge when parked up, which would tell you if one of the above problems is a probability. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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