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dog78
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Couple of years
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aaressveeguy
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wow
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dog78
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I had mine ot from mid July till a couple of weeks ago when put it in for a mot and it hadn't lost anything at all. Lead acid .has had their day for me, you can when fit them upside down . But to charge from flat and start the engine in ten minutes is truly amazing, they got a safety mechanism to stop them going totally flat to protect the battery unlike the earlier one which would be ruined of they went flat. It's best to not do it though. .Once you had one you won't go back π
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BIG UN
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mines on its way and the charger,ordered the status lead,£11.99 delivered off ebay.
a.p are sending out the solenoid so all should be well for the mot next month. cheers dog
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dog78
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No worries BIG UN, you will be well happy I am sure, at a later date I would upgrade the leads and you will have a great starting motorbike , it does take some believing that it would start a bike. π
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redratbike
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you will honk the box is empty when it turns up itβs that light
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dog78
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Like Mark says it's shocking ,but you really got to experience it, as no matter how many people tell you about its weight it doesn't prepare you for the shock π
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BIG UN
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lmao.
means i can have an extra pie due to weight saving lol. will get leads done in the summer,im no good at electrics and soldering. |
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dog78
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The leads are easy the soldering iron broke down so it's tapped together π . Another job that has to be done . You can get sleeves with solder in them that you put the wires in and put a heat torch on it , it solders the wire and it shrinks either side of the wire . You can get them on eBay π
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dog78
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Heat gun I meant , next time I am at the workshop I will take some pictures of them for you BIG UN. I will order some at the end of the month and I will post you up a few . That battery started the car the other day a diesel golf, the battery was flat so because I had taken the Shido of the bike again I used it to jump the car π
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BIG UN
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lmao.excellent buddy.
battery came today...or rather,what feels like an empty box ffs lol. 150a solenoid also arrived from griff,so top marks there from the a.p boys. mustve been a one off rare accasion last time indeed.cheers lads. just awaiting the noco 3500 and status lead,hopefully theyll be here tmrw pal.
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dog78
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I said you would be surprised by the weight and the size of it, the 12 BS is even smaller π
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constant
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dog 78 what are these soldering sleeves called i plan on doing some stuff in the year and could do with this kind of thing
cheers
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dog78
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0716GK2F2/ref=sspa_mw_detail_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here you go, just heat them with a heat gun with the wires you want solder together and the solder melts and the ends shrinks tight making the connection waterproof aswell. Easy, make a neat job and a piece of piss π
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badapple
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They look like a really good solution for me, I'm like you Bigun not a fan of dealing with anything electronic and I don't have a soldering iron if I'm forced to do any connections I crimp and insulate with tape but its fiddly and never seems like it will stand the test of time.
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I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
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dog78
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They are great Adam, easy to use and it insulates it and solders and it's waterproof all in few seconds π
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badapple
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perfect mate top tip thanks
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I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
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constant
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cheers dog78
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Johnboy
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Sounds like you're all having fun and games π
If you need any advice or guidance with your electrical concerns give me a shout, we can help out wherever possible. Remember that RSVR. net Premium members get the kits discounted due to you being part of AP. |
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BIG UN
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cheers john,ill be taking you up on the offer soon buddy.
last piece of the charging jigsaw.
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Johnboy
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no problem at all, give me a shout, we'll get you sorted BigunππΌ
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BIG UN
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cheers old pal.
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IanG
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I just started my T after 3 weeks sitting in a cold,damp garage and it started as usual before it had time to turn over more than a revolution or so. And I never even bothered to charge the thing out of the box nearly 2 years ago,just threw it on and then left the bike for weeks at a time. Lead acid are ancient history
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BIG UN
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thats great to hear ian mate.
i spose i could fit it now,it took 10mins to charge up in the house from 25% upto 100%!! the bike wont be going anywere yet,at least not till its mot next month, so ive left new shido charged in my room. be interesting to see if its actualy lost anything at all by the time i fit it in a few weeks, doesnt sound like it will have from what youve just said mate. just awaiting the status lead to arrive now. fit it all plus 150a solenoid and all should be great. should be bugger all to worry about on that side again now. as you say,my old tuono was like that with the upgraded cca acid battery plus 150a starter, barely pushed the starter button and itd roar into life immediately. night and day compared to the std set up. ill try the new g3500 charger on the old battery,see what it says, the oxford 900 can go in the bin,piece of crap. see if the new charger can do anything with the old acid battery. |
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constant
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after reading all this just ordered the charger battery and lead
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dog78
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I want to see your face when you first pick up the battery π, you won't regret it constant .
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constant
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wow not even 1 kilo your right i didnt think it would not be that lite well impressed and the noco 3500 charger feels well made too
cheers fellers
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badapple
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Got these, multi meter and a butane heat gun winging its way to me so I can try and sort the electrics out on a little cbf125 im fixing up next week. Cheers Rich let the electrical fun begin!
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I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
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dog78
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Hi Adam, they don't take a lot of heating for the solder to melt, i think you will like using them .
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badapple
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Cheers mate I'll let you know
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I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
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