Flat Battery after fitting tail tidy

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  1. bazzashadow

    bazzashadow Elite Member

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    Check it every day with a multi meter for the seven days and see what it is loosing day by day
     
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    Who needs a multi meter?

    10 days minus 100% of charge equals an average of 10% loss or 1.4 volts per day, duly noting that the initial loss shall be greater than the latter loss.:)
     
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  3. bazzashadow

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    Simple nigel as easy as that
     
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    nigelrb Elite Member

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    Now I am worried. The grammarian in me asks: Did Bazz mean to put a comma after 'simple' and/or after 'Nigel'?

    One infers simplicity, the infers I'm a simpleton.:D:D

    On second thoughts, don't reply!:cool:;)
     
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  5. CharlieR85

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    A completely flat battery will read about 12v Nigel, a new fully charged battery at rest about 12.9v.
     
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  6. CharlieR85

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    Not sure what voltage a fireblade will fail to start at though. Suspect its 12.4v or less.
     
    #46 CharlieR85, Jul 30, 2019
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    Serious question then, how come a couple of mine read 14.4 on the Oximiser? Is that only a voltage at charge or also at rest?:confused:

    Agree about the starting voltage. I had the RR4 off charge for a short time and it wouldn't start on just over 12V.
     
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  8. bazzashadow

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    That is what the oxidiser charges at .
    your bike when running will be about 13.5v
    My optimate chargers them to 13.8v
     
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  9. CharlieR85

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    Bazza beat me to it.
     
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  10. bazzashadow

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    When you put the multi meter over the solar charger terminals it reads 17.4v but the battery will only take what it wants
     
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