What could it be?

[Jack Klarich]

Take this from a guy that made a living testing batteries for the Navy for over 20 years.

You do have a short, when a cell in a battery fails the plates in that cell all short together effectively making 1 cell of the 6 useless.

This will cause all the symptoms that you are getting.

I have had a cell short and shut down all electrical power in a SUV while running 80 MPH in heavy traffic.

Not a fun situation.

A load test will verify this.

The only way to fix it is to replace the battery.

My 2 cents.

Bob

IMO, it is too bad so many batteries are sealed now days

In the past it was fairly common to be able to test individual cells and see right away you had a problem

A Hydrometer test to check each cell, We also used a Sun Machine battery test station to check dead shorted cells, this took all of the guess work out of the equation

 

[trikeman]

I think we’re spitting in the wind. :wave4:

 

[hardwickbv]

IMO, it is too bad so many batteries are sealed now days

Yea but on the plus side they now last twice as long, the bigger issue is when they decide to go bad it is with no warning.

You go out in the morning after riding or driving home the day before with no problems an then no joy.

Lithium has is benefits but I've seen some testing on them in the earlier days that would make your head spin.

Can't bring myself to put one under my seat due to what I've seen.

Part of our job was to see how well they would work under normal conditions and in some cases see what it would take to make them rapidly deflagrate. (google it)

Bob

 

[rhino 2]

Yea but on the plus side they now last twice as long, the bigger issue is when they decide to go bad it is with no warning.

You go out in the morning after riding or driving home the day before with no problems an then no joy.

Lithium has is benefits but I've seen some testing on them in the earlier days that would make your head spin.

Can't bring myself to put one under my seat due to what I've seen.

Part of our job was to see how well they would work under normal conditions and in some cases see what it would take to make them rapidly deflagrate. (google it)

Bob

Those batteries started 55 fires and a few deaths in New York City when charging scooter batteries….And there’s the Chevy Volt fiasco!

 

[paws]

I love the sealed batteries….no more jerking the side panel to see if it has adequate water.

 

[rhino 2]

I love the sealed batteries….no more jerking the side panel to see if it has adequate water.

I do miss the odor of sulfur when the voltage regulator over chargers...And the theres the hydrogen gas.....That can and will go boom!....I blew one up when i was charging it and the alligator clip caused a spark ....Battery acid and lead plates all over the engine bay.....:gah:..

 

[Jack Klarich]

I do miss the odor of sulfur when the voltage regulator over chargers...And the theres the hydrogen gas.....That can and will go boom!....I blew one up when i was charging it and the alligator clip caused a spark ....Battery acid and lead plates all over the engine bay.....:gah:..

If you ever hear a hissing or whistling sound from a battery, it is about to blow

 

[rhino 2]

If you ever hear a hissing or whistling sound from a battery, it is about to blow

Now you tell me.......:laugh:...Where were you in 1968.....

 

[Jack Klarich]

Now you tell me.......:laugh:...Where were you in 1968.....

Jump starting a L J Mack Diesel when the group 4 Batteries blew their tops off

 

[rhino 2]

Jump starting a L J Mack Diesel when the group 4 Batteries blew their tops off

Do you remember Abercrombie & Fitch.......The Real Abercrombie & Finch, I was wearing a jacket that i bought from them from their Madison Ave Manhattan Store....Needless to say the battery acid destroyed it...Luckily for me as the battery popped i was looking the other way, Or it probably would have blinded me...

 

[sled]

IMO, it is too bad so many batteries are sealed now days

In the past it was fairly common to be able to test individual cells and see right away you had a problem

A Hydrometer test to check each cell, We also used a Sun Machine battery test station to check dead shorted cells, this took all of the guess work out of the equation

Yep guess you could circumvent the seal but since those days I can't help but think our water is cleaner now.

Seems these days every year there are inland floods and hurricanes trashing many vehicles that their fluids enter the water system. I had a 4 tooth bridge that was gold cast with porcelain face about 1965 that when I got around the stations charger when its on had me tasting metal. Happened every time I tended one being charged.

 

[sled]

I do miss the odor of sulfur when the voltage regulator over chargers...And the theres the hydrogen gas.....That can and will go boom!....I blew one up when i was charging it and the alligator clip caused a spark ....Battery acid and lead plates all over the engine bay.....:gah:..

Had an old corsair that I needed to work on after work, jumped on it as soon as I got home.

Battery sat in the rear engine compartment, drivers side behind that quarterpannel.

The side I needed to work from, well I got something (tool) grounded and it blew up right under me.

Lucky for me the curve of the body I was laying on directed the force out away from me.

My eyes got misted though which I cleansed. Life is hard then you die.

Think I have extras like a cat, new engine in 76 3/4 ton Chevy van in winter time.

I finally got it back from Machine shop installed with snow falling in a 12x20 1 car garage.

Had the exhaust routed under the door with old carpet tubes.

Thought as soon as I fired it up they blew off which I didn't catch. I was adjusting lifters and breathing burnt oil getting it done. Got to feeling a little numb all over that concerned me as then I felt real thick not fat but solid thick.

Sat on the porch slowly taking deep breaths till my condition bettered.

 

[sled]

Now you tell me.......:laugh:...Where were you in 1968.....

Preteen here on a 3.5 hp Rupp minibike in a bedroom community.

Where people had to drive to the city for work from gov subsidized homes being built there.

High and junior high was overloaded 6am high started and for me in junior high it was a noon start.

As well the towns sidewalks folded up at 5pm.

 

[sled]

Got an update with that part fixed. But answered a few posts made on this phone and I need to get to a pc.

It's coming soon!

 

[Jack Klarich]

And the fix was what?

 

[rhino 2]

And the fix was what?

The Whole Trike-Talk World Wonders......:Shrug:.