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Is the Spree battery a 6V or 12V?
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:11 pm
by Spreewell
Thinking about buying a Battery Tender Junior to keep my battery going over the winter. Any one ever use one? I'm guessing the Spree is 12V...HELP ?!?!
http://www.motorcyclebatteriesusa.com/b ... battery=91
Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:28 pm
by darat
12V
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:35 am
by burnt_toast
darat wrote:12
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:25 pm
by Shane4188
Yes, it is 12 volts. I got mine off of ebay and it has worked great for about 2 years. You can sometimes fine the batteries that are 3 amp hours, they have a little more cranking life than the two amp hour batteries.
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:38 pm
by Farfignugin
2Ah?? wow...thats low...the '85 spree has a 4Ah....y did they go to the lower Ah on the '86-'87??
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:43 pm
by wickedSpree
my sprees battary is a 3amp.
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:06 pm
by QA50rider
Hence its a 12V some have 6V and what have you!
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:09 pm
by KillinSpree
Depends on what you got. Check your owners or service manual if you hve one.
Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:17 pm
by darat
ur dumb kid u dont know ship about sprees. 84-87 are all 12 volts.
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:00 pm
by Farfignugin
mine is 12V 4Ah.
Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:00 am
by burnt_toast
BTW they have a battery charger/tender for like $20 at walmart. I got one and its pretty nice for the price like it aint no dice!
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:25 pm
by gman75
I got one of those Walmart chargers too..
You have to be careful because it does not step down the amperage it is pumping into the battery as the battery approaches 100% charge. You have to keep an eye on the charging meter.
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:59 pm
by MYSTERE1
so its not a tender than. its just a charger?
Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:15 pm
by gman75
Yep, the Walmart one is just a charger. If you leave it plugged in too long the batteries will overheat.
A real battery tender charges in stages - usually low amps for 0-20% charge, higher amps for 20-80% charge, and then back to low amps for 80-100% charge. A battery nearing 100% charge has less ability to take on charge so a battery tender or trickle charger can sense that and step down the amperage.
The battery tender linked in the original post looks like a good one.