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Motorcycle Forum / General / Yamaha / April 2008yamahaxt225-batteryproblem
got a 1995 xt225, let the motorcycle set for about a week went to start no luck, charged the battery it starts let it run for awhile then shut it off come back wont start again. Went and got the battery checked out the guy at the auto place said it had a positive charge any suggestions i dont know where to go from hereand thanks. >got a 1995 xt225, let the motorcycle set for about a week went to start >no luck, charged the battery it starts let it run for awhile then shut >it off come back wont start again. Went and got the battery checked out >the guy at the auto place said it had a positive charge any suggestions >i dont know where to go from hereand thanks. all the help you can use, right here and free! http://thumperpage.com/ >got a 1995 xt225, let the motorcycle set for about a week went to start >no luck, charged the battery it starts let it run for awhile then shut >it off come back wont start again. Does the electric starter make any noise? Do you hear the starter solenoid clicking? > Went and got the battery checked out >the guy at the auto place said it had a positive charge "Positive charge?" What does *that* mean? A fully discharged battery has a "positive charge" of just under 12 volts. If your battery is in good condition and fully charged, it will have 12.8 volts across the terminals after you take it off the charger and let it sit for half an hour. http://www.yuasabatteries.com/battery.asp?bID=B8&vID=3980 There's the battery that supposed to be in your XT225. It's maintenance free, you can't add water, it never needs it. But, if the battery is ten years old, it's probably no good any more. >Does the electric starter make any noise? Do you hear the starter solenoid >clicking? [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >you can't add water, it never needs it. But, if the battery is ten years old, >it's probably no good any more. check the thumper page. there's a guy who is mr encycloedia about xt's. do the xt's have electric start now? yes the solenoid makes a clicking noise when i try and start it up what now >yes the solenoid makes a clicking noise when i try and start it up what >now sounds like the starter. >yes the solenoid makes a clicking noise when i try and start it up what >now Got a volt meter and a trickle charger? Charge the battery at 0.6 amps with a trickle charger for about 12 hours. Check the voltage across the battery terminals with a digital voltmeter. The voltage should rise to about 15.0 volts. Disconnect the battery from the charger and let it sit for about 30 minutes to an hour. Check the voltage again. If it is 12.8 volts, the battery is fully charged. If it is down around 12.0 volts the battery is too old, you need to replace it. |>Got a volt meter and a trickle charger? |> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] |>If it is down around 12.0 volts the battery is too old, you need to replace |>it. That's right down to the letter........ I have a 1 year old GT9B-4 Battery, it took a 1 month drain, and it's sort of stuck to 12.1v after 1 week on the .5amp float charger.....pretty weird since the last times it went sown, it regained re-starting volts just idling with all utilities on....????  SignatureTriad Productions-Fantalla®(tm)~EZine~ParaNovel http://tarbitch.balder.prohosting. com mirror>> http://triad.beam. at > On Mon, 14 May 2007 03:28:34 GMT, "Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Triad Productions-Fantalla®(tm)~EZine~ParaNovelhttp://tarbitch.balder.prohosting. com > mirror>> http://triad.beam. at 12.1 isn't bad. But I would keep an eye out if it goes low like 7. Then get a new one. Batteries can't live with out them. > 12.1 isn't bad. But I would keep an eye out if it goes low like 7. > Then get a new one. Batteries can't live with out them.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - They don't call you crazy fred for nothing. > 12.1 isn't bad. But I would keep an eye out if it goes low like 7. > Then get a new one. Batteries can't live with out them. One thing I did was to put a switch in between the headlight and the system using the existing male/female connectors. The stock battery, frankly, sucks and with the headlight on it saps too much of the power. XT's are horrible for cold starts so that just compounded the problem. By putting the switch in (no cutting needed as there is a good male/female connector behind the right side of the headlight fairing), it cuts the load way down and lets th starter crank a good bit quicker and stronger without draining the battery. It was about a $1.50 fix that has saved us a lot of grief. Also, Cycle Gear has a battery that will fit (taller so it takes up ALL the space in the battery cavity) that is reasonably cheap and has a lifetime unlimited warranty on it. It also has a few more cranking amps if I'm not mistaken. Couple this with the headlight switch and no more starting problems. |>On Mar 29, 4:35 am, Bob <r...@armageddon.info> wrote: |>> On Mon, 14 May 2007 03:28:34 GMT, "Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] |>12.1 isn't bad. But I would keep an eye out if it goes low like 7. |>Then get a new one. Batteries can't live with out them. I dicked with 3 different types of chargers, and it's on an UPS recycle float now 12.8-->>14.9-->>12.8.......no vrla gas leaks...they show as a smooth white liquid/gel around the exhaust port of the battery.... I get a problem with checking the actual Amps with a 10A multi meter on an 8amp battery, without the amp load, it bleeds off the scale real quick...maybe 16amps worth (no-load).. > got a 1995 xt225, let the motorcycle set for about a week went to start > no luck, charged the battery it starts let it run for awhile then shut > it off come back wont start again. Went and got the battery checked out > the guy at the auto place said it had a positive charge any suggestions > i dont know where to go from hereand thanks. Check XT225.com site Lots of info there and assistance |
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