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    Bad Battery?

    So i pulled a stupid and let my battery stay dead for 6 months roughly maybe 7. That includes it probably freezing this winter. I bought it last year exactly. now the levels are a little off which i dunno why but when i charged it while doing my motor swap the charger ran green and said fully charged now after repetive starting i get barely a noise from the starter. So i guess my Question is can the battery light up all my gadgets and gizmos but have no power to even turn the starter a bit even after it was doing the other day? I still get spark on the starter relay so im hoping i didnt screw up the starter but i cant see how i only turned it maybe 7 times at most for 1 second at a time to test current. Oh and now the charger stays lit yellow saying its constantly charging which the battery is bubbling but i cant tell if each cell is bubbling or not.

    #2
    Hi,

    Sorry to say, I think your battery is toast. About all you can do is check the electrolyte levels, top off with distilled water, and try to charge it properly. If it won't take a charge then it's time for a new one.


    Thank you for your indulgence,

    BassCliff

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      #3
      Originally posted by BassCliff View Post
      Sorry to say, I think your battery is toast.
      I'll even go a step farther.


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        #4
        Frozen batteries don't recover well. All symptoms point to a dead cell, your battery's toast.

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          #5
          Even if it is a AGM style, this can happen.

          Cheers,
          Lyle

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            #6
            all right thanks to all i feel reassured now. i just was hoping i wasnt burning the starter up to death. Im not to familiar with a bikes starter durability...

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