Re: [ST] Battery Life

[Keith Winter <kwinter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday, February 4, 2003, 8:38:02 AM,
colt4530@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


> I finally had a nice day to go for a ride this weekend, but my RS wouldn't
> start.  The battery was dead.  It was so dead, I could jump start it, but
> it would die as soon as the jumper cables were disconnected.  Voltage was
> 3.4.  As best as I can remember, it had not been started in 6 weeks.  

> Is this normal?

I don't know what "normal" is for this battery, but my '00
RS, which just turned three years old last week with 28k
miles, is still on the original battery, which appears to
still be strong.

Do you keep it on a Battery Tender or other float charger
when you are not riding for long periods of time?  Mine goes
on the Tender as soon as I park it in the garage, regardless
of how long it will be until I ride again.

- -Keith
'00 RS



     *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
      The ST/RS Mailing list is sponsored by Jack Lilley Ltd.
          http://www.TriumphNet.com/st/lilley for more info
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST, RS and Mailing List info

=-=-=-= Next Message =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

End of st-digest V2002 #796
***************************


 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

                      End of Triumph ST/RS Digest
            ST/RS Digest is sponsored by Jack Lilley Ltd.
          http://www.TriumphNet.com/st/lilley for more info
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST, RS and Mailing List info

          This digest Copyright 1999-2002 TriumphNet.com