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I picked up a Schumacher Battery minder (up to 2amp cycler/ desulfater) today at Princess Auto as it seems to have all the features of the Batter tender plus. It was less cheaper than the Battery tender so I bought it. Does anyone have one of these and if so, what are your thoughts on it. Thanks Brian
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Okay, I bought my present battery 3/28/08. Since then it has performed flawlessly. About 3 or 4 weeks ago headed down to Denver I had a flat. Had the bike towed to a Yamaha dealer/shop for a new tire. They had the bike for a week and I picked it up the next Saturday. They brought it out to the lot and, after gearing up I got on and tried to start it. It barely started. Rode it about 4 blocks and went into another store, came out and it started a bit better but not stellar. Got it home, put it on the battery minder and it's started well since then. Terminals are tight and clean. This last weekend I did some work and Saturday took it for a little ride and filled the gas. Sunday I put some 44K in the tank, started the bike and let it idle for about 5 min. Started it yesterday morning, seemed normal, and came to work (temp about 34). It sat for about 12 hours and the temp outside never got above 42. Went to leave yesterday and the bike barely turned over again. Finally got it to turn over but had to crank it for awhile and it wasn't spinning as fast as usual. Got home and put it on the minder and it took about 1 to 1.5 hours for the light to start flashing. I believe the charging system is working fine because it charges the battery if I ride it. Could the first discharge event, at the dealer when getting the tire changed, have damaged the battery so now, when cold, it's not cranking as well? The darn thing isn't that old and has been kept on the minder when not in use for extended periods of time. Any thoughts?
