What did you buy today ???

[T250]

I'm curious as to how you managed to loose ½ the electrolyte from the battery?  Was it on a trickle charger instead of a tender over winter & boiled it away? 

I've had this happen using an optimate, took the battery out before start of season to see the levels way down, makes you wonder about the sealed batteries...

[Barbastro K6]

I have had good experience with several black Yuasa and I do not experiment with other brands

[lurch]

I have had good experience with several black Yuasa and I do not experiment with other brands

+1. I'm a Yuasa man through and through also.

We use the brand extensively for large scale control system critical DC supplies in my professional life. I'm 27 years in and am yet to see an unexpected failure.

[Dwain Dibley]

Have another look Col😎

PA - Personal Assistant, push that button & some chick from the 70's appears ready to do your bidding

I so wish that was true.   

Now then Boys, I've had to go out to the garage to console the old girl, and to tell her that her controls are perfectly fine, and to ignore the naughty men takin the piss..   

D.D.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

In my experience with Lead-Acid batteries, you always check the charge and electrolyte level before putting into service, Even with sealed ones you can usually get the caps off for a visual check.

Top off with demineralised / distilled water to correct level, then put it on charge for a number of hours, let it rest, check charge again.

God knows how long they've been sitting on the shelf as "new" before coming home with you.

I've had a few Yuasa's, good quality batteries, never had an issue with them.

[GSXKING]

Have another look Col😎

PA - Personal Assistant, push that button & some chick from the 70's appears ready to do your bidding

I so wish that was true.   

Now then Boys, I've had to go out to the garage to console the old girl, and to tell her that her controls are perfectly fine, and to ignore the naughty men takin the piss..   

D.D.

Which old girl do you speak of DD ?

[Dwain Dibley]

My little blue Honda CX500.

[Mr Gee]

My little blue Honda CX500.

I remember my brother having one, back in the seventies and loving it.   

[Mr Gee]

After the debacle a few days back when I managed to unexpectedly, get the 14 started and melted the wires on one, of the optimisers.     

Bought some new connectors, as I had run out and repaired the damage. 

Don't know if you guys know about these connectors that I bought but I didn't. 

Solder inside the connector, simply apply heat and hey presto, solid connection and better still, the tube is heat shrink, so it's waterproofed all in one go. Awesome.      

[Hooli]

I've not seen those before, they do look handy.

[Mr Gee]

Certainly are. No more screw connectors or crimping and then having to waterproof the connection, it's all done in one go and being soldered, it's not, coming apart. Brilliant.   

[GSXKING]

After the debacle a few days back when I managed to unexpectedly, get the 14 started and melted the wires on one, of the optimisers.     

Bought some new connectors, as I had run out and repaired the damage. 

Don't know if you guys know about these connectors that I bought but I didn't. 

Solder inside the connector, simply apply heat and hey presto, solid connection and better still, the tube is heat shrink, so it's waterproofed all in one go. Awesome.      

TEMU ??

[Pommeroy]

After the debacle a few days back when I managed to unexpectedly, get the 14 started and melted the wires on one, of the optimisers.     

Bought some new connectors, as I had run out and repaired the damage. 

Don't know if you guys know about these connectors that I bought but I didn't. 

Solder inside the connector, simply apply heat and hey presto, solid connection and better still, the tube is heat shrink, so it's waterproofed all in one go. Awesome.     

TEMU ??

Amazon AU sells them.

[Mr Gee]

Correct, Amazon it was.   

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Those connectors are awesome, I use them all the time.  Ideally a radiant heat source works best (like a hair dryer), but sometimes due to access, you need to use direct heat (flame). 

Had to re-read the thread to understand what you meant by "optimiser", now i understand it was the cable on one of your battery chargers.