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How long on charge question.

Started by Tollbooth, July 29, 2014, 04:34:12 PM

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Tollbooth

2013 limited .
Someone must have left the ignition switch on ACCY. (don't ask)
Battery on 2 amp per hour manual charger
It was low 7-8 volts
How many hours, at 2 amps, would you leave it on charge?
Thanks
Tollbooth

road-dawgs1

I assume it's not a tender/charged that has the fully charged light that comes on when complete?  I'd leave it for at least 12-24 hrs, but that's me.
'24 FLTRX Sharkskin blue

dakota224

Jump it up to 6 amps for 8 - 10 hours .

Scorpio49

#3
Had the same thing happen to me, 2013 TG, battery was 18 months old. Never could get it back. Ended up replacing battery. Good luck. Surprisingly my dealer replaced it under my original HD warranty.

Phu Cat

Tollbooth,  Bet you'll be happier if ya just buy a Battery Tender and never have to worry again about how long to leave a trickle charger on yer battery again, if I'm readin yer question right.  Smart chargers like the Battery Tender are the hot tip.  Once the green lite comes on yer good to go.

PC
Too much horsepower is almost enough.

mp

Quote from: dakota224 on July 29, 2014, 06:45:36 PM
Jump it up to 6 amps for 8 - 10 hours .
No, six amps is too much for a small motorcycle battery.  Even two amps is a lot.  If that's all you have, I'd stop at 12 hours.  You can find cheap battery tenders for fifteen or twenty bucks.