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Hi Tony, yes got the correct battery as you state above. From memory, the first attempt turned over without starting (13.1v). The next two attempts started but died instantly. Fourth started went to build revs and I tried blipping the throttle and she died. Fifth attempt she started. I left it for a short period between each attempt (just to prolong the agony and entertain the audience).The fact that the battery is not building to the usual 14.2v whilst riding is worrying. It has me looking at my charger again and whether by leaving the battery on the tender full time it has been damaged. Some interesting information below - 13.1v is at the very lower end of the capacity of the battery “the battery should be recharged when voltage drops below 13.1V”. Going to look a little more closely today - may need to go back to a good lead acid; I know others have had poor performance from the Shorai Lithium although when first fitted it was great and the bike started well. I have a good quality NOCO Genious 3500 charger with dedicated Lithium charging capacity - who knows - I don‘t believe that it has a ‘defsulfation mode’. More research required[ATTACH=full]21638[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]21639[/ATTACH]
Hi Tony, yes got the correct battery as you state above. From memory, the first attempt turned over without starting (13.1v). The next two attempts started but died instantly. Fourth started went to build revs and I tried blipping the throttle and she died. Fifth attempt she started. I left it for a short period between each attempt (just to prolong the agony and entertain the audience).
The fact that the battery is not building to the usual 14.2v whilst riding is worrying. It has me looking at my charger again and whether by leaving the battery on the tender full time it has been damaged. Some interesting information below - 13.1v is at the very lower end of the capacity of the battery “the battery should be recharged when voltage drops below 13.1V”. Going to look a little more closely today - may need to go back to a good lead acid; I know others have had poor performance from the Shorai Lithium although when first fitted it was great and the bike started well. I have a good quality NOCO Genious 3500 charger with dedicated Lithium charging capacity - who knows - I don‘t believe that it has a ‘defsulfation mode’. More research required
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