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I'd like to switch off my lights during the daytime, but all of my bikes have DRLs apart from the KR1S which pretty much stays in the garage anyway.
And my 2p worth:
Moonzoomer you have no clue what you're talking about so you may as well shut up now to prevent further embarrassment.
For those who don't know what to believe: Yes, some types of battery work best when discharged and then fully charged. These are generally the types of battery that are *likely* to be discharged completely, IE the ones that actually power items completely, e.g. phones, remote controls, model cars, tablets, handheld games or whatever. Generally you name it, and the battery is like that.
However, automotive batteries (that includes everything from bikes to cars to trucks to aircraft) which are constantly charged, are generally designed to be constantly kept at a high level of charge. If you used the wrong sort of battery for the wrong application you'd be in trouble, IE if your phone used a constant charge battery you'd need to keep it permanently plugged in else you'd lose capacity when it discharged. If you used a discharging battery in a car you'd blow the thing up from overcharging it.
If you discharge a bike or car battery too far you will do permanent and irreperable damage to it, that even the 'desulphate' option on your Optimate won't fix. This is why bikes often need a new battery after a winter in the garage, as they are designed for continuous charging and lose charge when not in use.
Lightweight lithium ion batteries used for performance enchancement on bikes contain special circuitry that correctly regulates the charging and discharging of the battery. I'm not sure if you could continuously charge them without this 'smart' element, but nevertheless it's there, because without proper management a lithium ion or lithium polymer battery is a liability. As anyone who is into radio controlled models will probably tell you. ____________________ British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
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moonzoomer wrote: | MarJay wrote: | I'd like to switch off my lights during the daytime, but all of my bikes have DRLs apart from the KR1S which pretty much stays in the garage anyway.
And my 2p worth:
Moonzoomer you have no clue what you're talking about so you may as well shut up now to prevent further embarrassment.
| and my 2p worth, my bike (KDX 200) has a Ni-cad battery (4AH) which is a non automotive battery fitted into the airbox simply because that is the only place to put it, I have fitted a larger single phase generating coil (35 watt) and a reg/rec for charging purposes as the bike only ever had wind up lights with no battery. Since Ni-cad batteries benefit from a full charge/discharge to eliminate the memory effect inherent with this type of battery I would suggest you shut up to prevent yourself further embarrassment. |
You initial comment that has sparked this amazement at your verbal diarrhoea made no reference to ni-cads or any other exotics.
moonzoomer wrote: | Always ride with lights on, saves the battery, alternator and reg/rec from cooking/overcharging, a bulb is cheap to replace, the previous not so cheap. |
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moonzoomer wrote: | I mean replacement cost of a battery, bottom coils, reg/rec is a lot more expensive than a bulb and/or that using an alternator for its purpose is easier on the battery and the reg/rec in the long run, batteries last a lot longer if they are discharged as well as charged and a constantly fully charged battery will give a reg/rec a harder time . Pointless using your petrol to generate sparks that are going to be sent to ground and wasted in the form of heat. |
As 99.9% of riders ride with a manufacturer installed lead acid set up they would think you were talking about that system, and the above is utter bollox in that case.
To quote sickpup. HTH ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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what about riding around with high beams not that I do it but always wondered if would make you more visible. friend of mine rides with high beams as he doesn't like the single bulb on the double-light housing as he thinks it looks weird and seems to think alot more people see him coming, wouldn't this drain the battery with city riding? |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 319 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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