Anyone using a new fancy battery???

[Toasty]

I dunno, it's one of these

http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/Detail.bok?no=15510

[sedelen]

Are you guys SURE you have "gel" batteries?

A TRUE "gel" cell battery is generally not rated for the high current that is required to turn a starter, so is not found in vehicle batteries.

Most of the time, when I hear someone call their battery a "gel" cell battery, it is merely a sealed, maintenance-free battery or, at best, an AGM type of battery.

Yes, "gel" batteries are fully-optimized with a special charger, but you can use a regular charger on them if the battery is low. It may not bring it up to full potential, but it won't do any worse than your bike, which won't take it all the way up, either.

An AGM battery can also be charged by a "regular" charger/maintainer.

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There's enough of the battery I can see without pulling it out, in that area it says "Gel" I'll investigate further when I get an opportunity. I did not put the battery in, but the guy that did told me it was going to be a Gel.

[sedelen]

There's enough of the battery I can see without pulling it out, in that area it says "Gel" I'll investigate further when I get an opportunity. I did not put the battery in, but the guy that did told me it was going to be a Gel.

Well, now I'm not sure, but I looked at a pic and what I can read is this
"Absorbed Glass Matt Technology"
Sealed Valve Regulated Battery
Maintenance Free, Non Spillable SVR15L
I had to blow it up 200% to read it but that's what on it without removing it.

[Steve]

I really hate to say "I told you so", but ...

Most of the time, when I hear someone call their battery a "gel" cell battery, it is merely a sealed, maintenance-free battery or, at best, an AGM type of battery.

Go ahead and put that sucker on your battery tender, it will work just fine.

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[sedelen]

I really hate to say "I told you so", but ...

Go ahead and put that sucker on your battery tender, it will work just fine.

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So be it!
But before doing so I will pull the battery to verify what I got, and check the chargers manual that states it's limitations, no tender though.
Thanks

[akckhim]

I bought an agm battery last summer for my gsxr it sat all winter in the bike no tender no charger for probably 5 months and when i started it this spring it cranked it just fine even through that eternity it takes to prime the fuel system will be buying one for the gs7/11+ as well.

[Steve]

So be it!
But before doing so I will pull the battery to verify what I got, and check the chargers manual that states it's limitations, no tender though.
Thanks

When you are in the market for a new charger/maintainer (tender), consider one of THESE from Wal-Mart. Cost is just under $20.

If you have an aversion to Wal-Mart, you can get one with a Die-Hard label from Sears or K-Mart.

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[wirelessguy]

Thanks to all for the posts here. I went to the local autozone and bought an AGM battery for about $75. For Sedelen, these are lead acid not Lithum or gel but they are sealed. The box says that it's supposed to maintain the majority of its voltage even over long storage. Because its technically a normal battery you can still use the tender if you like.

I wasn't quite sure if my tender was giving me issues or not so for now I have left it off (the model I have is strapped into the bike itself with a short a/c cord that sits just being the side panel).

Since the box also said it didn't need to be ore-charged I just checked the voltage with my meter (12.8) and popped it into the bike. She started up real nicely. In fact, I'm pretty sure that when Gs5150 and I were working on the bike the battery was already 1/2 dead. Since the carb sync I've never heard her start so easy and idle strong, so I'm happy for now.

I will check voltage again in the morning to see if I have a short or any wiring issues or if my last battery just gave up the ghost early on me.

Thanks.