ATV Batteries Questions
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Both my furs have the batteries under the back left corner just inside
the by the tire on the frame.
Frick'n oaribble spot for a battery.
Went to P/A and bought a couple two wire plugs.
Wired in place with the end tied to the rear rack.
The other end to the trickler.
Plug the two ends together and plug the trickler into the wall.
Shazzzam, charging.
Note: the positive side on the quad is the un-exposed one so no
chance of it shorting out.
the by the tire on the frame.
Frick'n oaribble spot for a battery.
Went to P/A and bought a couple two wire plugs.
Wired in place with the end tied to the rear rack.
The other end to the trickler.
Plug the two ends together and plug the trickler into the wall.
Shazzzam, charging.
Note: the positive side on the quad is the un-exposed one so no
chance of it shorting out.
A good quality battery and charger are your friends.
Batteries for vehicles are like ammunition is for guns... they are consumables.
Every couple years drop a couple hundred on routine maintenance on your atv , sxs or quad and it will not leave you stranded.
Tight Groups,
Rob
- Location
- The Conservative part of Ontario
If your battery is allowed to get any moisture and dirt across the top, it will slowly discharge the battery.
Keep it clean and dry.
I've shown this to farmers on tractor batteries with a voltmeter.
Hook the voltmeter to either terminal, and drag the other lead through the crud. Usually it's less than a volt, (ideally, zero) but I have seen 3 volts on one tractor.
Keep it clean and dry.
I've shown this to farmers on tractor batteries with a voltmeter.
Hook the voltmeter to either terminal, and drag the other lead through the crud. Usually it's less than a volt, (ideally, zero) but I have seen 3 volts on one tractor.
I ordered a battery from canadasmotorcycle.ca just two days ago for a steal of a deal Honda 1986 trx350 fourtrax I bought last saturday, YTX14H-BS AGM battery $125.
They sell Yuasa batteries, free shipping. You cannot go wrong with a brand stamped Yuasa battery.
Canadian tire's powersport batteries are Yuasa, but not made to the same level as a brand stamped Yuasa, the Yuasa has about 20% more CCA than the can tire battery.
They sell Yuasa batteries, free shipping. You cannot go wrong with a brand stamped Yuasa battery.
Canadian tire's powersport batteries are Yuasa, but not made to the same level as a brand stamped Yuasa, the Yuasa has about 20% more CCA than the can tire battery.
canadian hunter312
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Brant County
That only applies if you're using ancient batteries with wood/glass or rubber cases. With the wood/glass cases the moisture could cause the wood to swell which could cause the glass to crack and with the rubber cases the moisture could allow a tiny amount of current to flow through the case and cause slow discharge.
Anyone who tells you a modern battery will be drained or damaged by storing it on a concrete floor hasn't a clue what they're talking about.
I do this with my motorcycles, and with atvs, and it appears to greatly extent battery life.
I have a CTEK 3300 battery tender which keeps the battery charge and de-sulfured. It comes with two different cable ends. When I had a motorcycle I put the end with the rings on the battery full time and charge it right in bike. I have since used it to charge car batteries and to keep my SLA batteries for the fish finder and for my tin tippy lights topped up in the winter.
Also, buy a quality battery like a Yuasa. They are more money but you get what you pay for in life, especially with batteries.
Also, buy a quality battery like a Yuasa. They are more money but you get what you pay for in life, especially with batteries.
Rayleigh_Scattering
Regular
- Location
- Under the arch
The site "battery university" has a series of well written articles on how lead-acid cells age, and how to get the best life out of them.
Summary: Avoid deep charge cycles. Keep it fully charged. Avoid long-term overcharging and mechanical abuse.
But getting full charge without over charge is a bit of a tradeoff.
It is simple (cheap) to build a charger that will keep a battery fully charged, if you're willing to accept over charging.
It is more difficult (expensive) to build a charger which keeps a battery fully charged without over charging it at room temperature.
It is really challenging to build a charger which keeps a battery fully charged without over charging it when not near room temperature if the charger does not have a way to measure and compensate for the temperature of the battery.
Since you're likely not going to be using a charger with a temperature probe, you'll have better success if you keep the battery near room temperature. The charger will still not be able to compensate for battery temperature, but a least the assumptions it makes won't be too badly wrong.
Then you can either use a cheap charger and turn it on for a few hours every couple of weeks (which I'd forget to do, of course), or get a fancy one and leave it plugged in.
Worst case would be to leave it hooked to a charger outdoors for months, or to let it fully discharge and sit.
Summary: Avoid deep charge cycles. Keep it fully charged. Avoid long-term overcharging and mechanical abuse.
But getting full charge without over charge is a bit of a tradeoff.
It is simple (cheap) to build a charger that will keep a battery fully charged, if you're willing to accept over charging.
It is more difficult (expensive) to build a charger which keeps a battery fully charged without over charging it at room temperature.
It is really challenging to build a charger which keeps a battery fully charged without over charging it when not near room temperature if the charger does not have a way to measure and compensate for the temperature of the battery.
Since you're likely not going to be using a charger with a temperature probe, you'll have better success if you keep the battery near room temperature. The charger will still not be able to compensate for battery temperature, but a least the assumptions it makes won't be too badly wrong.
Then you can either use a cheap charger and turn it on for a few hours every couple of weeks (which I'd forget to do, of course), or get a fancy one and leave it plugged in.
Worst case would be to leave it hooked to a charger outdoors for months, or to let it fully discharge and sit.
BC Bigbore
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- BC's Peace Country
Both my quads have original batteries, 2003 450 Kodiak & 2012 700 Grizzly. They get used daily on the farm unless it's below -20C or so.
