AGM Batteries - SV650.org

10-11-11, 04:30 PM

Just replaced my very unhappy battery with a brand spanking new AGM one. I've been reading and apparently they are sensitive to overcharging, with the max. recommended float voltage being 14.40V. Will the SV's reg/rec cook it over time? I'm guessing it's been designed as a drop-in replacement for a standard gel battery so won't have this issue...

Sid Squid · 10-11-11, 11:06 PM

Standard battery isn't gel, (gel batteries are quite rare despite all those eBay ads), AGM is still quite specific - most batteries aren't.

Exactly which battery do you have? Make and model.

11-11-11, 12:06 PM

Aah yes. The standard flooded battery was replaced with a cheap gel cell by the previous owner which died after the weather started to cool (it's not even cold!!!). As a replacement I bought a Motobatt MBTX9U - 2 year warranty, cranks like anything and doesn't seem to mind the cold.

So Sid, shall I install the r/r from a CBR then?

Sid Squid · 11-11-11, 01:23 PM

Check the charge rate of your bike - if it's good then no H***a bits required

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10-11-11, 04:30 PM	#1
85jas Guest Posts: n/a	AGM Batteries Just replaced my very unhappy battery with a brand spanking new AGM one. I've been reading and apparently they are sensitive to overcharging, with the max. recommended float voltage being 14.40V. Will the SV's reg/rec cook it over time? I'm guessing it's been designed as a drop-in replacement for a standard gel battery so won't have this issue...

10-11-11, 11:06 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: AGM Batteries Standard battery isn't gel, (gel batteries are quite rare despite all those eBay ads), AGM is still quite specific - most batteries aren't. Exactly which battery do you have? Make and model. __________________ 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"

11-11-11, 12:06 PM	#3
85jas Guest Posts: n/a	Re: AGM Batteries Aah yes. The standard flooded battery was replaced with a cheap gel cell by the previous owner which died after the weather started to cool (it's not even cold!!!). As a replacement I bought a Motobatt MBTX9U - 2 year warranty, cranks like anything and doesn't seem to mind the cold. So Sid, shall I install the r/r from a CBR then?

11-11-11, 01:23 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: AGM Batteries Check the charge rate of your bike - if it's good then no H***a bits required . __________________ 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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