RE: I'm on my fifth, you Yuasa Poster children...

2000-01-25 Thread Henry S. Winokur
> There is a high probability that the battery is not receiving a > full charge > when it is originally put into service. To ensure a long life from your > battery, it should be charged before installation, according to > the battery > charging instructions. Almost all of the premature batter

RE: I'm on my fifth, you Yuasa Poster children...

2000-01-25 Thread Henry S. Winokur
And mine is on my Battery Tender constantly...whenever it isn't being ridden, which right now, due to the snow, it isn't. Henry S. Winokur '94 GTS 1000 AMA Lifer, MRF, MSF/MD MSP Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD > My GTS has never seen a battery charger! > > Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC

Re: I'm on my fifth, you Yuasa Poster children...

2000-01-24 Thread Monkyon2wl
Bob, That's kind of interesting. Are the plates more brittle (brittler) in an uncharged state - making a short more likely? Or, is it that the sediment laying on the bottom shorting out the plates? Inquiring mind want to know. Kurt In a message dated 1/21/00 7:15:42 PM Central Standard

Re: I'm on my fifth, you Yuasa Poster children...

2000-01-21 Thread RSRBOB
There is a high probability that the battery is not receiving a full charge when it is originally put into service. To ensure a long life from your battery, it should be charged before installation, according to the battery charging instructions. Almost all of the premature battery failures I h

Re: I'm on my fifth, you Yuasa Poster children...

2000-01-21 Thread Monkyon2wl
Sure it has, Kevin. You start it up and ride it with some sort of frequency and that "alternator thingy" is a great substitute for a trickle charger... :^) Winter sucks. /8^( Kurt > My GTS has never seen a battery charger! > > Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC > AMA #609423 // [EMAIL

RE: I'm on my fifth, you Yuasa Poster children...

2000-01-21 Thread Hawkins, Kevin L, SITS
My GTS has never seen a battery charger! Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC AMA #609423 // [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 // '93 Yamaha GTS1000 > -Original Message- > From: Greg Christopher [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 21, 20