Shorai battery issues

[baggs66]

Most of the time these batteries are not prepped right is why they don't last. They come dry and need to be filled with acid and then charged for a day at 2 amps then they should last if maintained during off season. Many peaple will just add acid and they will work but never get fully charged so the plates start to sulfate which shortens life. Also if they get charged at a higher rate they can warp the plates and then the vibration will cause them to short

 

[scott32]

Most of the time these batteries are not prepped right is why they don't last. They come dry and need to be filled with acid and then charged for a day at 2 amps then they should last if maintained during off season. Many peaple will just add acid and they will work but never get fully charged so the plates start to sulfate which shortens life. Also if they get charged at a higher rate they can warp the plates and then the vibration will cause them to short

Also after you fill the battery, charge it with the filler caps off and top up if needed after charge. If using water to top up only use distilled water.

 

[Blue Dave]

This is my fifth season on my original Apex battery and it seems as good as new (although it has not had a real cold start test yet this season). I have always connected an Optimate charger to the battery between sled trips and ocaisionally throughout the off season which IMO greatly extends the life of a battery.

I have used the Optimate charger in the same way on my John Deer riding mower battery which has lasted 8 years so far! Same with my V-Max motorcycle and my Sea Doo watercraft batteries which each have lasted 6+ years as well which is much longer longer than most people get out of seasonal use batteries.

 

[CaptCaper]

I haven't had any problems with my Yusa batteries at all. Maintence is key I agree.

 

[Sled Dog]

I would put the shoria in my bike and put the yuasa from the bike in my sled.

 

[blue er]

I just put a new battery in the ape, nothing really wrong witht he yuasa i took out, but going on 6 years old I wasn't taking the chances of failure on a trip, i chose a deka battery (east penn battery) i sold these batteries for years under die hard and power surge brands to customers for there cars trucks and boats and had very few warranty issues, the battery I installed was 220 cca more than enough for the 998 cc engine and the other morning it was -21 fired right up

 

[CaptCaper]

cool...Good move.

 

[CaptCaper]

Leave the gray foam out and hook up the battery, the terminals at the back of the battery instead of the front so you have to pull the ground cable a bit but it will fit no problem. Put the cover on and you are done.

The terminals are in the same place as YTX 14 BS (OEM) on the Yuasa YTX20H-BS so I won't have to turn the battery around right?