[youngfido]

i'm not sure if my battery is any good or not at this point. i put the battery tender jr. on it, it doesn't seem like it's gonna charge at all, the red light just keeps on flashing after 2-3 hours of charging. i'm not sure if i try to jump the bike is gonna work cuz not sure is there any more juice left in there or not, can i jump it even the battery is totally dead?

 

[billyfolk]

i have a jr. but ive never let it run all the way down. got a yellow top otima on my vette deep cycle. and it took 24 hours on a charger. deep cycle and it still needed a jump as well. so get the battery tested sometimes dead really means DEAD.

 

[R6Hed]

Read the manual on your batt tender. Red flashing means it wont charge.

 

[r3x1mu5]

wow, this thread is back from the dead :fact

 

[smalltrack]

wow, this thread is back from the dead :fact

:lmao
I'm sure the guy solved the problem by now

 

[r3x1mu5]

well since this thread is back, i guess i'll ask my question. is it bad to jump start our bikes. in the manual it says to only slow charge it but a friend told me it's ok to jump it.

 

[purspeed]

:lmao
I'm sure the guy solved the problem by now

Are you sure about that? I've met some special people in my life.

(as in "special ed")

 

[rdrasher]

i'm not sure if my battery is any good or not at this point. i put the battery tender jr. on it, it doesn't seem like it's gonna charge at all, the red light just keeps on flashing after 2-3 hours of charging. i'm not sure if i try to jump the bike is gonna work cuz not sure is there any more juice left in there or not, can i jump it even the battery is totally dead?

the battery tender jr. is not a charger. it's meant to keep a good battery at its optimum when the bike is not being used for an extended period of time.

 

[shnormo]

I personally wouldn't jump start a bike because the excess current (if jump starting off a car) can blow out the diodes in the rectifier/regulator.

When a battery discharges, the sulfur from the sulfuric acid bonds with the lead plates. If the electrolyte lowers, the non-submerged sulfur bonded lead creates a solid. That is very hard to turn back into sulfuric acid and lead.... Prolly time for a new battery.

And RD rasher is correct. Battery Tender is only to maintain a battery, not recharge a deeply discharged one

 

[BkR6Rider]

I personally wouldn't jump start a bike because the excess current (if jump starting off a car) can blow out the diodes in the rectifier/regulator.

When a battery discharges, the sulfur from the sulfuric acid bonds with the lead plates. If the electrolyte lowers, the non-submerged sulfur bonded lead creates a solid. That is very hard to turn back into sulfuric acid and lead.... Prolly time for a new battery.

And RD rasher is correct. Battery Tender is only to maintain a battery, not recharge a deeply discharged one

:stupic

i jumped the bike that's hook up to the car.. it started the bike.. but the battery was as good as dead after... it won't even hold a charge. then spend a little cash on a scorpion battery and a good lesson..