Thanks Dennis, I appreciate your information and will keep it for conditioning of a new battery. I have heard people talk about Gel batteries. Do you know anything about them and do you have an opinion about them?
Wayne 83 CB650SC On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 11:49 AM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, here goes. One time only for all to see what Honda has to say about all > of this. (remember I'm one of those evil stealership people you all love to > hate) > The charging system is engineered around a certain set of parameters. The > regulator/rectifier is set to decrease output when a predetermined battery > voltage is reached. > In the case of brand X batterys, this may never happen so the charging > system will continue to run at high output. Over a long ride it WILL boil > out the electrolete. Taken over a long time the whole system may fail due to > running at such a high level. The OEM battery is a Japanese made Yuasa with > a wing logo on it. This signifies the battery excedes the criteria agreed > upon by Honda. A battery without the logo is good but not as. The standard > is VERY high for those. The Yuasa batteries made here in the USA by Deca are > not as good as the Japanese editions. Still better than any other. Now how > this applies to anybody is seen in cases such as yours. The aftermarket > battery may never achieve the the voltage level needed. Please do not plague > me with the argument that all batteries are alike...BS. The preperation of a > battery is crucial to this whole system. A battery must be filled and left > to sit for at least a half hour and then charged for 45 minutes at 1/10 it's > rated capacity before being put into service. Failure to do this results in > a battery with only 80% of it's rated capacity and the inabilty to > make the charging system perform at optimum. The battery is an essential > component of the charging system and serves to complement the regulator. > In short, yours does not. You cannot ever improve upon a battery that has > been improperly prepared and put into service. Once the damage is done, it's > done. > Our facility does not sell any other brands of batteries. Just ain't fair, > is it ? You have the responsibilty of your own bike, I have (effectively) > the responsibilty of the several thousand that pass through our shop each > year. Our reputation for customer satisfaction dictates that we use only the > highest quality replacement parts... OEM. > > --- On *Sat, 10/11/08, wayne crull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: wayne crull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Charging issue? > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008, 12:59 PM > > > I think it is a champion, new this year. > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 8:06 PM, Dennis Hammerl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Since I am roundly criticized about my electrical diagnosis, I'll limit my >> reply to one question; what brand of battery is that ? >> >> --- On *Thu, 10/9/08, wayne crull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: >> >> From: wayne crull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Charging issue? >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008, 8:02 PM >> >> Hi all! >> >> I am having an issue, occasionally, with my 83 650. Two weeks ago I went >> on a long ride, 3 hours, with no problems. That was a Saturday, on Monday I >> went out to ride to work and heard only a grunt from the starter. The >> battery was low on water. Filled with distilled and plugged in my charger >> and drove the car to work. After work started right up and has each time >> (5) I have gotten on it since then. So any ideas what it could be? >> >> Thank you for your help and advice in advance. >> >> Wayne >> 83 CB650SC >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
