Motorbike Battery

[numark1]

I just bought this battery from eBay

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7938128080&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT

i had to put the stuff in myself. The question is do i now charge the battery?? It did not say anything about what to do once i have put the stuff in the battery.

[Rob W]

The stuff? You mean acid?

I would of thought it wont need charging, pure guess though, I'm useless with tech questions
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[Gazdaman]

stick a voltmeter across it, my guess is that you won't read anything, I believe it needs charging.

I'd wait until Kickstart or someone similar gives you a definite answer before you go blowing up stuff based on my assumptions.

Gaz

[pipnet11]

How did you know what strength acid to put in??? hope you got it right or you could end up with a battery that puts out no-where near 12V.

Anyway, it should be charged if its never had acid in it. Even so to check put a 0.2A current regulated 13.5V supply accross it, it will charge till the voltages equalise then slow to a trickle, this is how I check/charge all my batteries and it is impossible to overcharge them this way.
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[numark1]

i put the whole lot in. why?? it didnt say anything different.

[pipnet11]

The amount isnt the problem, its the strength. If you got it with the battery then your OK. Its just when you get it from somewhere else that it can be a problem, mine came from newcastle universitys chemistry lab its nearly right, about 12.5V loaded, 13.7 unloaded.

Anyway, if it came with the battery it will be fine.
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[Barker-CBR 600]

If you can find yourself someone who's got an optimate or something similar, a full battery restoration/maintenance kit in one little grey box.

Basically you can connect it up it can tell you three things -

Charged
Needs charging
De-salinized (i think thats the right term)

which basically means its totally f**ked, or at least it needs something changing/being sorted.
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[mattsmith95]

Put the acid in, leave it for twenty minutes, connect to bike, thumb
start, go go go. Take the bike out for a ride

Don't know the science but after twenty minutes the battery is ready
to start the bike, after that running the bike will charge it normally.

[jamie192]

Get a car battery charger and stick it on over night, did me fine
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[numark1]

i charged it until the light came on on the battery charger to say it was full. I put it in the bike and tested it. Was ok, i will use it properly tomorrow on the way to college. Does anybody know any way to stop the battery getting damaged in the damp?? (if it does get damaged)

[mchaggis]