Thread: Yausa Battery

Here's my delima....

I purchased a new battery from a company on Ebay.......last week...it arrived yesterday..

When I opened the box, it was just the battery...
No battery acid, no seal for the battery holes where the acid goes, and no screws......

I contacted the company, and they said they didnt have it in stock so they refunded all my $$...

Where can I order the acid for the battery and the plastic seal from?....

TIA

Rocky

So... you have free battery now?

Batterymart.com is a good place.

I`m buying all my batteries locally at batteryplus

Yes its free......well except for the battery acid and the plugs for it....I wonder if the old battery that I have which is similar to it, would fit?..

Hmmm another great E-bay story..... hope the battery cells are good....

stock battery should be Yausa battery, plugs should fit.

You can get acid everywhere, Walmart for example.

Originally Posted by rrookey

Hmmm another great E-bay story..... hope the battery cells are good....

Its brand new...it still has the tape over the holes....So hopefully its good...

Originally Posted by Victorinox

stock battery should be Yausa battery, plugs should fit.

You can get acid everywhere, Walmart for example.

Thanks Victorinox...I'll give that a try..

Never heard of that hapenning before. Good luck with your sulphuric acid hunt!

Walmoart sells the acid, as does Bennys {not sure if you have any Bennys}

Yepper, AutoZone, wal-mart, battery shops.

Hell I'd call around, someone might hook it up for you

I'll give it a try.....Thanks..

I just left the shop I bought mine from and they fill them up and charge them in house.

Originally Posted by HEAVYbusa

Yepper, AutoZone, wal-mart, battery shops.

Hell I'd call around, someone might hook it up for you

Napa should have acid for you.

Well, I just looked at the battery that is on the bike..It seems like its a bike master battery...I didnt get a chance to take it out and check to see if the plugs are the same as the Yausa battery....I'll check it tomorrow...

Your local bike shop should fill it for 5 bucks or so.

Originally Posted by busapassion

Your local bike shop should fill it for 5 bucks or so.

Local shop is a Honda..The nearest Zuk dealer is like 45 miles away....but honestly, I've always had better service from the Honda shop...lol...weird but its true..

The battery wont know the difference between Zuk or Honda water

C'mon now....remember Im in Oklahoma........lol

Does the battery seem to seep out some of the acid when charging?...Is this normal?

Yes.

Originally Posted by busapassion

Yes.

Thanks Much.....

Man I missed this, yeah the battery is boiling. You may be charging it a bit to fast or at to high of a setting.

Here are some interesting reads:

Battery University...
http://www.batteryuniversity.com
YUASA Technical Manual (worth saving this PDF)...
http://www.yuasabatteries.com/pdfs/TechMan.pdf

Nice links heavy. At the shop we sometimes have to fast charge batteries when the vehicle comes in for no start conditions. Cracking the caps if it has them will allow pressure release and reduce leakage to almost zero. Fast charging isn't recommended in your case though.

ALright...Here's an update....

Went to Autozone, and bought the acid for $4.99

I checked why the old battery wasnt charging again...Filled it up...

Charged it for 2 days....

5 days later, and it still holds a charge...

Amazing what acid can do to a dead and dry battery....lol...

Now I have a brand new Yausa battery that will go in a box and put away for future use....

Fellas, Thanks for all the help!....

Now to all others...Check your battery......

You are NOT supposed to top off old battery with acid, distilled water only.