} I have outlived many lead-acid batteries, but they typically gave me at least
} a hint of warning. This one was 100%, and then went poof after 0.25 second.
This is a very common failure mechanism in motorcycle batteries. They
just pop like a fuse and are open circuited. Put any load at all on
them and you get near zero volts. Once when I hit the starter button
there was a faint pop from under the seat and everything was dead. I
couldn't even push start it. I'm not sure if all motorcycle batteries
are made like crap (there are only 2 or 3 factories world wide for bike
batteries) or if it is the vibration that kills them. I've only ever
heard of one car battery popping like this before.
Frank Ball 1UR-M frankb@sr.hp.com (707) 794-4168 work
Hewlett Packard (707) 794-3038 fax (707) 538-3693 home
1212 Valley House Drive Kawi KDX200, Yamaha XT350 YZF600R Seca 750
Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 '95 Dakota SLT Club Cab V8 5-Speed 2WD
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