Do I need a new battery?????

[Spyderpilot]

Thanks to everyone for the replies. I believe that soon, I am going to change the battery and get a proper charger to get the new battery an adequate first charge/top off. I will certainly look at the chargers suggested here by Baja Ron and K80shooter. Thanks fellas….

SP

 

[Blake33]

Ok, 2021 S2S, new to me. It has a pig tail for a battery tender. I plugged it in and the tender just flashed with the red “charging” light. This went on for most of the day yesterday. I have another bike that was plugged in (different but same model tender). The other bike had a steady green light after a short period of charging. Thinking it may have been the charger, I switched them and same results. Even after overnight charging, the flashing red to indicate charging for the Spyder was still flashing.

So, my question is, Should I drill down and inspect the hookup for the pigtail, or do you think it is a battery requiring replacement?

Also, the bike starts fine. I just have it plugged in because it is going to be idle for a couple of weeks.

If anyone has had a similar experience, please enlighten me.

Thanks,
SP

Pigtail Connections?

I use "Battery Tender" brand battery maintainers/tenders on several pieces of equipment, including my Spyder. You didn't mention what brand tender you have, but my "Battery Tender" tenders display a flashing red LED when they have no connection to the battery.

So, a faulty, frayed, worn out, or loose tender pigtail on your battery could be the reason for the flashing red LED. My tenders show a solid red "charging" LED even if the battery they are connected to is low on voltage.

It may turn out that your battery is, in fact, shot and should be replaced. But if you haven't done it already, I'd suggest you check the condition of your pigtail and make sure it's secured tightly to the battery terminals before investing in a new battery. Making sure you have between 12.5 and 13 volts at the connector end of the pigtail (with the tender itself disconnected) would be an additional item to check.

 

[Bfromla]

Preferred Automatic dual purpose & nice big display. Found at Autozone shortly after getting Spyder. FYI also has a fold away hook on back to hang from handlebars. :thumbup:

 

[SLemmons]

Last year I found out the hard way about one sign that the battery needs replacement. If you have added LED lights and they are flickering when the Spyder is idling, the battery needs replacing. I had that and at one point it sounded like something popped when I tried to start it. The Spyder required a new battery to do anything. You could not even jumpstart the bike with the bad battery.

 

[mecsw500]

All the pig tails sets I've had, all have an inline fuse.

You might just want to check to see if it is present and not blown, or corroded.

I did have a fuse pop once a few years ago and never found out why. The charging current was within limits etc, no shorts in the electrical system, good battery. Just seemed the fuse was defective.

 

[Br549rick]

it is generally noted that battery terminals need to be wrench tight rather than screwdriver tight.