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Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 3:19 am
by Ralph
Must do mine before it gets too cold.
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:13 am
by Deleted User 7142
Hi Guys Just to be clear i'm using an optimate111sp for my battery charging,i take it that this is ok for the Xmax 300 ?
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:30 pm
by Ralph
Yep that will work, what I do is to plug the charger into a timer switch so it turns on for a hour each day this keeps the battery happy all winter.
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:50 pm
by Scootypuff snr
Ralph wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:30 pm
Yep that will work, what I do is to plug the charger into a timer switch so it turns on for a hour each day this keeps the battery happy all winter.
Ralph
this obviously works for you but does an hour give the charger time to desulphate the battery and stop the cells 'memory locking' I thought the idea was to make the charge continuous
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 2:55 pm
by Ralph
I have been doing it for over 20 years and only ever had a battery die once and that one was over 15 years old,
battery's don't usually get sulpherated unless they are allowed to stand flat, I suppose you pays your money
and takes your chance but as you say this works for me.
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:26 pm
by Scootypuff snr
cheers for that every days a school day and will change my charger over to a timer
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:49 pm
by Normsthename
TBH I am always surprised how many bikes have to have new batteries fitted that aren’t very old.
I’ve always used an Optimate on all my bikes and never yet replaced a battery (Touch wood....
)
A mate of mine had a R1 and he never used an Optimate over the winter months and he seemed to be having a new battery every year!
Andy
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:51 pm
by Normsthename
Had a phone call today to say that my new Scoot is ready to collect tomorrow
Got the day off so I can have a good play on it
Andy
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 3:50 am
by Deleted User 7142
Liking the Timer idea sounds sensible.
Good luck with the collection of your new bike Normsthename,don't forget some pics.
Re: New Xmax 300
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:24 am
by Scootypuff snr
Normsthename wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 4:51 pm
Had a phone call today to say that my new Scoot is ready to collect tomorrow
Got the day off so I can have a good play on it
Andy
Exciting stuff.
Hope the weather holds and have a great day playing