Weird Battery Failure

[bbolesaz]

On 4/2/2019 at 9:40 AM, Rox Lemans said:

Im in your boat. Wasn't even thinking about the heat. Im down the road in Marana. Guess there are 2 Scuras in AZ now. 

2 Scura's that I know of now that Mike L's has left the building.

[swooshdave]

On 4/2/2019 at 4:28 PM, docc said:

12.5v has been pretty common. Also, reference the temperature of the battery case (ambient) so we can calculate the State of Charge %.

 

Thanks for posting your experience!

 

12.88v @ approx 50F

Battery fit fine, although tight. I used some M6x15mm socket head (Allen) bolts I had instead of the M6x12mm buttonheads that came with the battery. There's a 5mm Allen wrench in my tool kit under the seat and I can get to the screw on the negative side with it if I need to make a roadside repair. The longer bolt allowed me to get all four cables attached to the battery easily. The button head may have worked but I think I like the extra thread of the longer one.

 

Edited April 7, 2019 by swooshdave