I agree......And you might want to [Try to] charge that battery out of the trike using a regular charger...Originally Posted by hocnsoc
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I agree......And you might want to [Try to] charge that battery out of the trike using a regular charger...
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2019 Tri-Glide.......
You can use a lead-acid charger to charge lithium batteries as long as you can set the maximum voltage of the charger and as long as the charger does not have an automatic equalization mode enabled.
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Some lead acid chargers “ping” the battery on startup to determine the voltage/resistance of the battery. Based on return information, the charger then determines what charge phase to start in. Because lithium will hold voltage above 13+v, some lead acid chargers will see this as a near full battery and enter into a float stage and bypass the charge stage all together.
If you want to use a lead acid charger on a lithium battery you can, HOWEVER, you must NOT use a lead-acid charger if it has an automatic “equalisation mode”, which cannot be permanently turned off. A lead-acid charger that can be set to charge no higher than 14.6v can be used for regular charging and then MUST be disconnected after the battery is fully charged. DO NOT leave the lead-acid charger connected to maintain or store the battery, because most will NOT maintain the proper voltage charge algorithm for lithium batteries and damage will occur to the battery and this is not covered under battery warranty.
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Current ride : 2021 FREEWHEELER M8, oldest ride 1960 FL
Just replaced mine on my '13
You never know about batteries. Now that you've started talking about it it'll probably go bad.
I have 26,000 on my clock and WAS planning to dead to Sturgis and thought it would be a good time to change it out. Didn't want to be in the middle of Nebraska and it take a crap on me. I might add my bike is on a Battery Tender Plus every night, since the day I brought it home except when I'm on the road.
I got mine off Amazon for around $129.00 with a 2 yr warranty.
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My 2015 has the original battery and I was planning to replace it when I return to WI from FL next spring. However, I do notice some hesitation when starting so I think I'll bite the bullet now and replace it. Still have more riding planned before we head to FL in October. I'll probably just let the dealer replace it with the OEM battery since the original one has served me well.
2019 Red and Silver Tri Glide
My 2016 had the original battery and I just replaced it at the Dealer, with a stock battery. I always keep it pluged in to a battery tender. Works for me.
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