Yuasa Battery

[Chupaca]

Lets see....

My understanding is that the YTX24HL is factory filled and the YTX24HL-BS is bottle filled by the buyer. I just ordered one and followed the activation as follows.
Fill the battery with the electrolyte
Let it sit for 2 hours to saturate the cells
Charge from 5-10 hours @ 2 amp
Then your good to go....

 

[quasi]

Motocross batteries are made in the USA by Yuasa, one of the leading manufacturers in the world. The Motocross YTX24HL-BS is a high-performance AGM battery. This battery ships fully charged, sealed, and ready to use. The sealed design makes this battery leakproof and spillproof. (quote from battermarts website).


so which is it? are these batteries shipped dry or filled and sealed? since the battery is shipped charged and sealed why would it be required to break the seal and fill the battery then hope it can be sealed again?
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[IdahoMtnSpyder]

My understanding is that the YTX24HL is factory filled and the YTX24HL-BS is bottle filled by the buyer. I just ordered one and followed the activation as follows.

From the Yuasa factory the -BS appears to explicitly mean acid supplied separately. For other batteries there is inconsistency whether or not the battery is shipped dry or wet regardless of the -BS designation. Some, like Motocross sellers, say the battery is ready to use when received even though they show the part # ending in -BS and their photos of the battery show -BS.

I just checked the tech specs for the 2014 RT. It definitely shows the battery to be YTX24HL -BS. Whether that is meant to be the correct # or if it's a carryover from the beginning of Spyder manuals is the question.

As JC has indicated the battery finder on the Yuasa website does bring up the YTX24HL only, without the -BS. I'm inclined to think that is to avoid human ineptitude as JC discusses and is not a technical necessity.

 

[billybovine]

The problem with BS designated batteries. I will borrow the phrase from IdahoMtnSpyder. Is human ineptitude. If the battery part number ends with BS. It left the factory dry. If you get it and it is filled. The vendor did that. So did the vendor do it right? If you get it dry and fill it yourself. Are you going to do it right? The first time the battery is charged there may be still a few air bubbles in the glass mat that need to come out. Also there is more outgassing the first charge that may need to vent. So if it has not been prepped properly and the first charge is in the bike. The vent is going to release the pressure. If it's laying on its side like in 2012 and earlier Spyders. It's going to release acid. Result, peel the paint and rust the steel parts. In a vertical position. Still a risk but not as likely.

https://youtu.be/Xpg10yp4duo

 

[CharlieIndia]

What about gel filled batteries? :banghead: Got one for my Polaris ATV and it works great.

 

[SNOOPY]

The problem with BS designated batteries. I will borrow the phrase from IdahoMtnSpyder. Is human ineptitude. If the battery part number ends with BS. It left the factory dry. If you get it and it is filled. The vendor did that. So did the vendor do it right? If you get it dry and fill it yourself. Are you going to do it right? The first time the battery is charged there may be still a few air bubbles in the glass mat that need to come out. Also there is more outgassing the first charge that may need to vent. So if it has not been prepped properly and the first charge is in the bike. The vent is going to release the pressure. If it's laying on its side like in 2012 and earlier Spyders. It's going to release acid. Result, peel the paint and rust the steel parts. In a vertical position. Still a risk but not as likely.

https://youtu.be/Xpg10yp4duo

I just ordered a new Yuasa battery today. Didn’t have the BS number and says it is factory filled and cycle charged. I don’t see a vendor going through the trouble of filling and repackaging.


I still cant believe my factory battery has lasted 5 years!

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[daz]

The problem with BS designated batteries. I will borrow the phrase from IdahoMtnSpyder. Is human ineptitude. If the battery part number ends with BS. It left the factory dry. If you get it and it is filled. The vendor did that. So did the vendor do it right? If you get it dry and fill it yourself. Are you going to do it right? The first time the battery is charged there may be still a few air bubbles in the glass mat that need to come out. Also there is more outgassing the first charge that may need to vent. So if it has not been prepped properly and the first charge is in the bike. The vent is going to release the pressure. If it's laying on its side like in 2012 and earlier Spyders. It's going to release acid. Result, peel the paint and rust the steel parts. In a vertical position. Still a risk but not as likely.

https://youtu.be/Xpg10yp4duo

That is an excellent video on how to prepare the battery before installation. Because the procedure is somewhat complicated and time consuming that's the reason I will only buy a battery where I need to do the preparation. That way I'm confident the battery is properly prepared.

 

[billybovine]

I just ordered a new Yuasa battery today. Didn’t have the BS number and says it is factory filled and cycle charged. I don’t see a vendor going through the trouble of filling and repackaging.


I still cant believe my factory battery has lasted 5 years!

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I can remember a time when all motor vehicle where shipped dry and the vendor or customer had to filled them. There was no such thing as factory filled.

 

[billybovine]

That is an excellent video on how to prepare the battery before installation. Because the procedure is somewhat complicated and time consuming that's the reason I will only buy a battery where I need to do the preparation. That way I'm confident the battery is properly prepared.

That way you get the freshest battery too.