I installed an underglow kit on my wife's motorcycle. She forgot to turn it off when she stored it and 1 week later went to go on a ride and the electronics on the bike would not start. I went to check the electric system and battery seems to read 0.2 v. How is this even possible?
2020-11-28T03:52:35Z
Is it even safe to recharge the battery at this point?
2020-12-07T00:10:57Z
Thank you to everyone that answered. I bought a 1 am trickle charger and let the battery charge for 3 days before the charger said the battery was full. Bike started right up. Wife is thrilled and I'm relieved.
Anonymous2020-12-03T13:04:50Z
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Yes, its always "possible" for battery to go Dead. Its always" safe" so long as you don't slap a 60 amp charger on it and leave it a week.. Use a 2 amp trickle.
Recharge? Depends. The more you flatten a battery, the less its life. I left lights on 3X on my Harley; in a year that expensive new battery was toast.
Lead-Acid batteries can go Very dead, build up internal sulfation that makes for a high resistance. A dead battery saved a few kids' lives, once. They were playing with stolen dynamite and caps, they tied one to a cartridge and connected its 15 -foot leads to an old car battery. Lucky for them the internal sulfation precluded one lousy volt to the cap.
I suggest U wire the lights thru the ignition switch/relay so they go off without key.
@Anon. A Little knowledge is a Dangerous thing. Like, those kids and the 'powder......My Harley's 22A/Hr batt Did read about .2 volts after 12 hours ignition and Headlamp On....
The battery has run flat. That's possible when you continuously draw current from it. Put the battery on a slow charge for a day. That should bring it back to life.
Depending on the age of the battery and as long as it hasn't been frozen. You should be able to trickle charge it back to life. If you do not have a trickle charger simply put one automotive taillight bulb in series and that will limit the current