On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 6:17 AM Tombo <warej...@gmail.com> wrote: > that makes sense > I had to buy this battery when I first got the bike 4 years ago and it was > a pain to track down the right model with the right posts. > getting something more commercially available sounds like a good upgrade, > though > > On Friday, October 16, 2020 at 11:52:52 PM UTC-4 wrench...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> Hey man, yeah, welcome to buying a battery for a nighthawk. Kind of a >> right of passage. >> >> There's an agm that I got at walmart that is a few cm's off the correct >> dimension of the lead acid correct size. It is a bit wide and sticks out of >> the battery box, but was a good choice. Other than a few >> 10 minute trickle charger sessions to top her off, it's been a perfect >> battery. I brought the old batt there to side by side the comparison. >> >> Once you have good volts, and you know your fuses are all good, you can >> check all the connections. Polish them up with a wire brush to expose fresh >> metal, and put dielectric grease where it need to be to protect >> key places from corrosion, which on these old bikes is a fact of life. >> >> Nothing you can't sort out in an after noon with a pot of coffee nearby. >> >> Good luck! >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 8:30 AM Graham Rogers <grahamjo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> No voltage at all? >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 8:06 PM Thomas Ware <ware...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> So the battery isn’t reading any voltage.. I’m measuring post to post, >>>> correct? >>>> >>>> There is some fluid surrounding the caps and some more that came out of >>>> the overflow.. and oxidized my center stand a bit :-/ >>>> >>>> I can hear the fluid bubbling inside the battery when I turn the key. >>>> >>>> >>>> All fuses in the box on the handlebars look good but I didn’t try to >>>> pass any current through them. I couldn’t get any reading off of them >>>> either. >>>> >>>> >>>> Is my battery dead? I’ve got more electrolyte fluid and could try to >>>> refill it. >>>> On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 10:58:27 PM UTC-4 wrench...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Check the fuses, under the plate in the center of the handlebars >>>>> beneath the display >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 10:54 AM Tombo <ware...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey y'all >>>>>> I was trying to jumpstart my 700S and ended up shorting out the >>>>>> positive+negative posts on the battery. The trickle charger that is in >>>>>> line >>>>>> now won't charge the battery (blinks red).There is enough juice for the >>>>>> starter to turn over once or twice, so it's still outputting, but it's >>>>>> also >>>>>> still dead. >>>>>> What did I break? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to nighthawk_love...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/a6a96371-79c3-4660-a76a-e0ccd8e3481fn%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/a6a96371-79c3-4660-a76a-e0ccd8e3481fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to nighthawk_love...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/a8128de2-720a-4267-8351-3faea6b53207n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/a8128de2-720a-4267-8351-3faea6b53207n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to nighthawk_love...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAGg-qp1pHSAQjW1e9eTa5Hy5JjFxXNuwyv8qms83JWX2gE%2BieQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/CAGg-qp1pHSAQjW1e9eTa5Hy5JjFxXNuwyv8qms83JWX2gE%2BieQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/dc5a344e-09a7-43d6-8f5b-51436b72aa17n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/dc5a344e-09a7-43d6-8f5b-51436b72aa17n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
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