Battery flatter than a flat thing because ............. - SV650.org

26-06-06, 11:10 AM

.... I left the parking lights on accidentally for a week

Will a good dose of charging sort it or is it possible I've done some permanent damage to the battery

Cheers

Tris

Biker Biggles · 26-06-06, 01:56 PM

Et Tu Brute?

You have fallen foul of Mr Suzuki's practical joke.A daft system that allows you to leave things switched on just by removal of the key.Yes we've all done it.

Charge your battery and see how it goes,but budget for a new one.

26-06-06, 01:58 PM

You say that, but it does mean that you can leave the bike parked on an unlit road without the keys in, or with the hazard lights on without worrying that some git will nick it.

lukemillar · 26-06-06, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tris

.... I left the parking lights on accidentally for a week

Will a good dose of charging sort it or is it possible I've done some permanent damage to the battery

Cheers

Tris

I always turn it all the way so the parking lights come on and then back one. Have never left them so far!

Sid Squid · 26-06-06, 04:57 PM

You'll have to see how it goes, if the battery is in reasonable condition then being flatter than a flat thing on a flat day in Flatville for a week may well be recoverable. But if it wasn't that new/good nick before hand then it may well have finished it off.

26-06-06, 05:40 PM

[quote="Biker Biggles"]Et Tu Brute?

You have fallen foul of Mr Suzuki's practical joke.A daft system that allows you to leave things switched on just by removal of the key.Yes we've all done it.

Charge your battery and see how it goes,but budget for a new one.[/quot

oops..miss read it

26-06-06, 11:10 AM	#1
Tris Guest Posts: n/a	Battery flatter than a flat thing because ............. .... I left the parking lights on accidentally for a week Will a good dose of charging sort it or is it possible I've done some permanent damage to the battery Cheers Tris

26-06-06, 01:56 PM	#2
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,068	Et Tu Brute? You have fallen foul of Mr Suzuki's practical joke.A daft system that allows you to leave things switched on just by removal of the key.Yes we've all done it. Charge your battery and see how it goes,but budget for a new one. __________________ On a clear day we stand there and look further than the ordinary eye can see.

26-06-06, 04:57 PM	#5
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	You'll have to see how it goes, if the battery is in reasonable condition then being flatter than a flat thing on a flat day in Flatville for a week may well be recoverable. But if it wasn't that new/good nick before hand then it may well have finished it off. __________________ 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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26-06-06, 01:58 PM	#3
thor Guest Posts: n/a	You say that, but it does mean that you can leave the bike parked on an unlit road without the keys in, or with the hazard lights on without worrying that some git will nick it.

26-06-06, 05:40 PM	#6
medwaysv Guest Posts: n/a	[quote="Biker Biggles"]Et Tu Brute? You have fallen foul of Mr Suzuki's practical joke.A daft system that allows you to leave things switched on just by removal of the key.Yes we've all done it. Charge your battery and see how it goes,but budget for a new one.[/quot oops..miss read it