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JimO
8th August 2010, 19:47
hi my boys vtr has sat for a while and when i went to start it it didnt turn the motor over so i charged it for a few hours and still no go, i assume the battery is fakked?? whats a new one cost?
Virago
8th August 2010, 19:54
Many chargers won't kick in if the battery is below around half voltage. Do you have a multimeter to check if it's charging?

If not, you can parallel another battery across it to kick-start the charger.
JimO
8th August 2010, 20:15
Many chargers won't kick in if the battery is below around half voltage. Do you have a multimeter to check if it's charging?

If not, you can parallel another battery across it to kick-start the charger.

no dont have a multimeter can i use jumper leade to connect the battery from the raptor to the vtr? do i have to disconnect both batterys from the bikes??
Virago
8th August 2010, 20:25
Connect the charger on to the Raptor and get that charging, then carefully parallel the VTR on to the raptor. Be careful with your polarities. You'll effectively be charging both batteries at once.

If the VTR picks up a charge, you should be able to drop the Raptor battery out of the chain after maybe an hour, and then continue to charge the VTR on its own.
JimO
8th August 2010, 20:33
Connect the charger on to the Raptor and get that charging, then carefully parallel the VTR on to the raptor. Be careful with your polarities. You'll effectively be charging both batteries at once.

If the VTR picks up a charge, you should be able to drop the Raptor battery out of the chain after maybe an hour, and then continue to charge the VTR on its own.

cheers mate, if it all goes on fire i will come see you:yes:
Virago
8th August 2010, 20:35
Bwahahahaha...! Does the charger have any indicator lights or meter to show that it's actually working?
JimO
8th August 2010, 20:40
it has a gauge doodad so you can see it working
Virago
8th August 2010, 20:45
Did the gauge work on VTR when you hooked it up? If it did, it's likely the battery is stuffed - don't bother to attempt the parallel hook-up.

If the gauge didn't work, it's likely that the charger needs the voltage present in order to kick in.
JimO
12th August 2010, 14:38
Did the gauge work on VTR when you hooked it up? If it did, it's likely the battery is stuffed - don't bother to attempt the parallel hook-up.

If the gauge didn't work, it's likely that the charger needs the voltage present in order to kick in.

no the guage didnt work on the vtr