vtr 250 battery no go

[JimO]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[Virago]

Bwahahahaha...! Does the charger have any indicator lights or meter to show that it's actually working?

[JimO]

it has a gauge doodad so you can see it working

[Virago]

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]

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