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Pep boys battery anyone?

Started by He Man, March 12, 2011, 09:29:58 AM

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He Man

#15
March 13, 2011, 06:05:40 PM
Quote from: ducatiz on March 13, 2011, 05:24:24 PM
it's pretty interesting nevertheless.  the whole idea of a sealed agm battery was that they are sealed at the factory OR SO I THOUGHT

i am going to go by poopboys near me and see what they have.. i need a big battery for the darmah

kui, which store did you go to? 

pepboys on 3rd and 4th. They have a bunch of motorcycle batteries in stock. But the one i went to was MASSIVE. talking like a 50,000+ sqft place. With stock like that you cant keep batteries that are prefilled in stock.

Pepboys and Autozone wouldnt load test the battery for me, which is why i just threw it on the bike wit ha voltmeter and cranked it a few times to check the voltage drop. I read below 9v = bad.

ducatiz

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March 13, 2011, 07:01:01 PM
Harbor freight has a good cheap load tester for like $15
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He Man

#17
March 13, 2011, 11:07:54 PM
its free with a voltmeter!

ducatiz

#18
March 14, 2011, 05:09:03 AM
Quote from: He Man on March 13, 2011, 11:07:54 PM
its free with a voltmeter!

voltmeter doesn't test load, it just tests voltage.

here is the tester.  it tests voltage, load and CCA

they have 2, one is 50A and one is 100A, use the 50A for a bike battery.  also useful as a space heater when you are testing CCA/load  8)

http://www.harborfreight.com/50-amp-6-volt-12-volt-battery-load-tester-93784.html
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He Man

#19
March 14, 2011, 10:33:01 AM
You are correct, but if you hook the voltmeter to the bike and use the bike as the load (by turning on the high beams, heated gloves and hitting the starter) you can simulate the load demand of the bike and just read the voltage drop.

It works for me since how often would i really test a battery anyway? I only own 1 vehicle.
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