Broken down with a dead battery - SV650.org

garynortheast · 10-10-23, 10:52 AM

Battery seems to have died and dumped me several miles from home. A friend is coming with a trailer to pick me up.

I'll have to check that it's not the alternator or RR when I get home, but I'm pretty sure it's just the battery. Bike ran perfectly last time I rode it a short while back, but when I went to start it yesterday the battery was totally flat, not even any dash lights. I hooked it up to the charger and charged it for 6 or 7 hours but it wouldn't show a green on the charger. Hooked it up again this morning for another hour and still no green. It did have enough in it however to start the bike so I thought (foolishly!) that I'd give it a run.

Now sat on the side of the road about 12 miles from home waiting for my friend with the trailer. ��

admin · 10-10-23, 11:19 AM

How annoying. I had a battery do that to me many years ago in a car. Hope your pick up arrives soon.

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garynortheast · 10-10-23, 11:27 AM

He's just on his way now John. I ordered a new battery this morning. I should've waited till it arrives tomorrow before going out on the bike. ��

glang · 10-10-23, 12:26 PM

Please let us know your method for proving where the fault lies as for many of us its not easy to distinguish between a battery thats just died from old age or has been cooked by a faulty regulator - then its so easy to knacker a new battery as well!

Craig380 · 10-10-23, 12:27 PM

Fingers crossed it's just the battery, Gary. Sounds like a cell might have died.

admin · 10-10-23, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glang

Please let us know your method for proving where the fault lies as for many of us its not easy to distinguish between a battery thats just died from old age or has been cooked by a faulty regulator - then its so easy to knacker a new battery as well!

You might find this useful.
https://www.aberdeenbikers.co.uk/mot...gnosis-checks/
It helped me with the VFR. I also installed a cheap voltmeter.

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garynortheast · 11-10-23, 08:34 AM

Just discovered that it was only April of this year when I replaced the previous battery. Bought it from Tayna Batteries, an Enduroline with a two year warranty, so I'm now going to get in touch with them to see what they are going to do about it.

Craig380 · 11-10-23, 09:00 AM

Worth a try. What was it showing on a voltmeter when you got it home?

(although voltage in itself does not show the true condition, I had a no-brand Chinese battery in my old K6 pointy that showed 12.7V key off but would not turn the starter more than once when cold)

admin · 11-10-23, 10:53 AM

I had a brand new battery from Eurobat a couple of years ago. It would only hold it's charge for a couple of days so I took it back. Eurobat were dubious about my claims and sent it off for testing. Luckily I still had the old battery. They did eventually give me a new battery after tests confirmed it was duff.

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garynortheast · 11-10-23, 12:15 PM

Tayna have been very helpful. They've arranged a courier to come and collect it. They'll test it and once confirmed faulty I'll get a refund.

Did a voltage reading earlier this morning and it at 11.5V.

It's now packed and ready to go.

10-10-23, 10:52 AM	#1
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,584	Broken down with a dead battery Battery seems to have died and dumped me several miles from home. A friend is coming with a trailer to pick me up. I'll have to check that it's not the alternator or RR when I get home, but I'm pretty sure it's just the battery. Bike ran perfectly last time I rode it a short while back, but when I went to start it yesterday the battery was totally flat, not even any dash lights. I hooked it up to the charger and charged it for 6 or 7 hours but it wouldn't show a green on the charger. Hooked it up again this morning for another hour and still no green. It did have enough in it however to start the bike so I thought (foolishly!) that I'd give it a run. Now sat on the side of the road about 12 miles from home waiting for my friend with the trailer. �� __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases Last edited by garynortheast; 10-10-23 at 11:01 AM.

10-10-23, 11:19 AM	#2
admin John T Mega Poster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, Shrops, UK Posts: 2,491	Re: Broken down with a dead battery How annoying. I had a battery do that to me many years ago in a car. Hope your pick up arrives soon. Sent from my moto g(50) using Tapatalk __________________ Admin for this forum and the main site. John@sv650.org

10-10-23, 11:27 AM	#3
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,584	Re: Broken down with a dead battery He's just on his way now John. I ordered a new battery this morning. I should've waited till it arrives tomorrow before going out on the bike. �� __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

10-10-23, 12:26 PM	#4
glang Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 567	Re: Broken down with a dead battery Please let us know your method for proving where the fault lies as for many of us its not easy to distinguish between a battery thats just died from old age or has been cooked by a faulty regulator - then its so easy to knacker a new battery as well!

10-10-23, 12:27 PM	#5
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,273	Re: Broken down with a dead battery Fingers crossed it's just the battery, Gary. Sounds like a cell might have died.

11-10-23, 08:34 AM	#7
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,584	Re: Broken down with a dead battery Just discovered that it was only April of this year when I replaced the previous battery. Bought it from Tayna Batteries, an Enduroline with a two year warranty, so I'm now going to get in touch with them to see what they are going to do about it. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

11-10-23, 09:00 AM	#8
Craig380 Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 1,273	Re: Broken down with a dead battery Worth a try. What was it showing on a voltmeter when you got it home? (although voltage in itself does not show the true condition, I had a no-brand Chinese battery in my old K6 pointy that showed 12.7V key off but would not turn the starter more than once when cold)

11-10-23, 10:53 AM	#9
admin John T Mega Poster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, Shrops, UK Posts: 2,491	Re: Broken down with a dead battery I had a brand new battery from Eurobat a couple of years ago. It would only hold it's charge for a couple of days so I took it back. Eurobat were dubious about my claims and sent it off for testing. Luckily I still had the old battery. They did eventually give me a new battery after tests confirmed it was duff. Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk __________________ Admin for this forum and the main site. John@sv650.org

11-10-23, 12:15 PM	#10
garynortheast Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Wales Posts: 2,584	Re: Broken down with a dead battery Tayna have been very helpful. They've arranged a courier to come and collect it. They'll test it and once confirmed faulty I'll get a refund. Did a voltage reading earlier this morning and it at 11.5V. It's now packed and ready to go. __________________ http://www.teulu-cymru.org/cartref.html https://teulu.bandcamp.com/releases

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