New battery question
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New battery question
I have a new yuasa battery and it came without battery acid being filled inside it. The instructions that came with the battery say to fill it with battery acid but the clymer says not to add acid but instead distilled water. Is the distilled water more for when you have to top off the battery after it has had some use?
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Re: New battery question
Hmm. Where did you get this battery? It should have come with a bottle of electrolyte, assuming it is dry. If you didn't get this bottle, and the battery is empty, I'd take it to a place like Batteries Plus, to see if they can fill it. Plain distilled water won't work.
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Re: New battery question
+1, it should have come with a bottle of acid for the initial charge.
Distilled water is for topping off after evaporation occurs.
Distilled water is for topping off after evaporation occurs.
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Re: New battery question
I bought it from motorcycle superstore. I was surprised to see there was no electrolyte. The last couple times I’ve had to get a battery they were already filled. That’s a great suggestion. I check with batteries plus
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Re: New battery question
I would also contact the supplier and complain about the battery coming without electrolyte. Even Walmart batteries come with it.HeisseScheisse wrote:I bought it from motorcycle superstore. I was surprised to see there was no electrolyte. The last couple times I’ve had to get a battery they were already filled. That’s a great suggestion. I check with batteries plus
I just replaced the battery on the GS1100 with the identical battery from Walmart. The last one lasted over 5 years.
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Re: New battery question
I’ll do that and I’ll contact motorcycle superstore about it. The good folks of Batteries plus filled it for free so now it’s charging.Herb wrote:I would also contact the supplier and complain about the battery coming without electrolyte. Even Walmart batteries come with it.HeisseScheisse wrote:I bought it from motorcycle superstore. I was surprised to see there was no electrolyte. The last couple times I’ve had to get a battery they were already filled. That’s a great suggestion. I check with batteries plus
I just replaced the battery on the GS1100 with the identical battery from Walmart. The last one lasted over 5 years.
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Re: New battery question
I would probably do business with batteries plus from now on. Good service is worth a few dollars.HeisseScheisse wrote:I’ll do that and I’ll contact motorcycle superstore about it. The good folks of Batteries plus filled it for free so now it’s charging.Herb wrote:I would also contact the supplier and complain about the battery coming without electrolyte. Even Walmart batteries come with it.HeisseScheisse wrote:I bought it from motorcycle superstore. I was surprised to see there was no electrolyte. The last couple times I’ve had to get a battery they were already filled. That’s a great suggestion. I check with batteries plus
I just replaced the battery on the GS1100 with the identical battery from Walmart. The last one lasted over 5 years.
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