Still not sure what caused the overflow when cranking over the bike... Anyway, that battery has been replaced with one from Batteries Plus Bulbs, Duracell brand AGM 2 yr warrantee! 90 bucks and a little more CCA than the yuasa.
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-Mark
Boston, MA
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Okay, first battery up, a sealed gel sitting for 4 or 5 years stone dead. Wouldn't even light a bulb. It felt slightly warmer when charging in parallel with the good battery. (lead acid) The good battery showed no ill symptoms from sharing its charge with the other battery. The gel battery was able to be charged solo after not as long a time the other battery which was a dead lead acid. Then it (the gel battery) apparently was able to come up to full charge connected to the charger by itself. I popped it into my FZ1. (after dropping a battery bolt into the bodywork and having to find it and fish it out) Now I know gel will last a long time if treated well. This battery was not and it sat in the heat, dead all these years. It fully cranked the bike! I thought, well, maybe it just has good voltage and the amp capacity is shot. So I hit it hard, making it crank until it sounded like it wanted to give up. It cranked as much as a battery could be expected to in my opinion. I'm bringing it back up to full and giving it another go to be sure. It started charging again with no extra encouragement.Comment
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