battery charging?

[k650@verizon.net]

Attachments :[b]The charger I have is a SG2500A and no longer available from Schumacher.  I think it was discontinued[/b]

[b]so it does not compete with the Schumacher made Odyssey brand charger that is pretty much[/b]

[b]identical except that the SG2500A has switches to accommodate different types of batteries and the Odyssey[/b]

[b]brand one based on it removed those switches so it is specifically for the Odyssey.[/b]

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[b]As you can see by the table at least a 50A charger can be used on the KLR  Odyssey (PC545) battery.[/b]

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[b]Table 5: Battery size and minimum three-step charger[/b]

[b]current[/b]

[b]Charger Recommended ODYSSEY model[/b]

[b]rating, amps[/b]

6A PC310 / PC535 / PC545 / PC625 / PC680

10A PC925 or smaller battery

15A PC1200 or smaller battery

25A PC1500 or smaller battery

25A PC1700 or smaller battery

40A PC2150 or smaller battery

50A PC2250 or smaller battery

Small, portable automotive and powersport chargers

may also be used to charge your ODYSSEY battery.

These chargers are generally designed to bring a

discharged battery to a state of charge (SOC) that is high

enough to crank an engine. Once the engine is

successfully cranked its alternator should fully charge the

battery. It is important to keep in mind the design

limitations of these small chargers when using them.

Another class of chargers is designed specifically to

maintain a battery in a high SOC. These chargers,

normally in the 3/4 amp to 11/2 amp range, are not big

enough to charge a deeply discharged ODYSSEY battery.

They must only be used either to continuously

compensate for parasitic losses or to maintain a trickle

charge on a stored battery, as long as the correct

voltages are applied. It is very important, therefore, to

ensure that the ODYSSEY battery is fully charged before

this type of charger is connected to it.

 

[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]stuart sullivan [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, November 10, 2010 01:18 [b]To:[/b] dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com [b]Subject:[/b] RE: [DSN_KLR650] Battery charging?

 

well i tried the download it didn't work so i went to the Schumacher site it has wheels on it,how big is that thing, and you use that for charging your bike battery? I wait with bated breath for your reply and what would the price of something like that be.                                                                                                                               Stu.

To: hortonhearsawho@icsmail.net; DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com From: k650@verizon.net Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 15:37:06 -0500 Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Battery charging?  

 

The Odyssey battery is a different creature than any other battery.  It is only similar to an AGM in the fact that it does not require fluid maintenance.   The Odyssey battery is not only made for starting it is also a deep cycle battery and can be deep discharged up to about 1,000 times.   A regular or AGM battery will be toast if you do that a few times or less.  It is true that the KLR sized Odyssey should be charged with at least 6 amp charger.  The Odyssey battery actually likes high amp charging.  The more the better - they claim no limit.  I have a Schumacher 25-12-6A smart charger which was recommended by Odyssey until they marketed  their own  line of chargers which is made by Schumacher and very similar to the one I have.  Anyway when I put my current Odyssey in service I gave it an initial charge at 25 amps and have not needed to charge it since (about three years).  My first Odyssey failed after a few years of constant deep cycle discharges and charging with a 1 amp charger.  Now I know better.  If you do a search you will find the charging info either on the Odyssey site or the site of the parent company Enersys.  You will have to dig around but it is there.  Bottom line the rep is correct.

 

Walt

 

 

 

 

[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]On Behalf Of [/b]Horton Oliphant [b]Sent:[/b] Sunday, November 07, 2010 19:55 [b]To:[/b] klr [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Battery charging?

 

Unless something is very different with the Odyssey battery, I would say she was wrong. I just   bought a sealed agm battery and it said right on the battery to charge with a 1.2amp charger for 5 to 10 hours and to make sure it didn't get too hot. With a completly sealed battery you really don't want to get them hot when charging. Alan Henderson A13 Iowa On 11/7/2010 6:07 PM, mark ward wrote:

 

Hey I have always heard, on bike battery never use more then 1.5 -2 amps when charging. On my shadow (vt1100c3) I charged with 10amp. (before I knew) The odyssey battery rep., said To use at least 6 amp and 10 would be better. they are dry cell is that why? or was she WRONG??