zong battery trouble

zingshoen · 07-09-2013, 11:10 PM

today as i was riding to work i noticed that the indicators weren t working. i stopped and started to smell the foul sulphuric smell of a boiling battery. i turned the ignition and the petcock off, parked it away from everything and stood behind a tree. it smoked a fair while. then i took the seat off, saw the problem, left the bike there by the roadside for now. no cable damage.

the battery is probably at the end of its life, i ve had it for 5 years. however it held the charge and worked without a problem. i did recently fill it up with distilled water and i also added a frame ground cable in addition to the engine ground it had. other than that i did not modify or kink anything.

07-09-2013, 11:10 PM	#1
zingshoen Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 648	zong battery trouble today as i was riding to work i noticed that the indicators weren t working. i stopped and started to smell the foul sulphuric smell of a boiling battery. i turned the ignition and the petcock off, parked it away from everything and stood behind a tree. it smoked a fair while. then i took the seat off, saw the problem, left the bike there by the roadside for now. no cable damage. the battery is probably at the end of its life, i ve had it for 5 years. however it held the charge and worked without a problem. i did recently fill it up with distilled water and i also added a frame ground cable in addition to the engine ground it had. other than that i did not modify or kink anything. __________________ 1971 Garelli Gulp 50cc with open ports and 16 mm Bing Carbie + 1980 Honda XL 223 ZS + 2007 Zongshen LZX200G + DR400SM
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