Re: Battery

[Gregg <tgregg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,
What Gel Battery do you use? I have a 99 RT on the original. Seems time to
make the switch.
Thanks,
Gregg

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Brown" <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "BMW Oilhead List" <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: Battery


> Gentlemen:
>
> The advantage of the new gel battery over the old lead-acid is 3-fold:
>
> 1.  Less chance of spillage if the bike tips over or the battery is
> mishandled.
>
> 2. Less problems with preparation of the battery prior to use (this is why
> new batteries don't last as long as they should.  They're not charged
> properly prior to use.).   There may be some long term downtime advantage
> over standard batteries, but I haven't noticed that yet.
>
> 3. Most important, less mess for the dealers stocking the batteries.   BMW
> is going to phase out lead acid batteries because they're a pain to ship,
> store and handle and gel batteries work just as well if not better.
They're
> not doing it to sell more chargers.  By the way, the BMW standard chargers
> are also quite expensive.
>
> Now the good news.   Deltron, the company that makes Battery Tender, makes
> the BMW gel charger.   You can buy the Battery Tender version for the same
> price as a normal Battery Tender.   I found them at www.batterymart.com
for
> $43.95.   It looks just like a Battery Tender Plus, but has a sticker
> attached to it that says "For Gel Batteries".   They work just fine.
>
> -TB

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