Odyssey..a remarkable journey ! But never on Sunday
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I've used my optimate on my Odyssey batteries for years without problems.
I don't leave the optimate connected for weeks on end but that isn't for battery preservation reasons, more because I'm scottish & don't see the point in wasting electricity
As is, I tend to stick the optimate on a bike for a day or so when I SORN it & then again (but just until it shows green) every couple of months thereafter (or whenever I remember, whichever is longer)
The thing that killed my first PC680 was letting it get put into a Zane - it never recovered from that
I don't leave the optimate connected for weeks on end but that isn't for battery preservation reasons, more because I'm scottish & don't see the point in wasting electricity
As is, I tend to stick the optimate on a bike for a day or so when I SORN it & then again (but just until it shows green) every couple of months thereafter (or whenever I remember, whichever is longer)
The thing that killed my first PC680 was letting it get put into a Zane - it never recovered from that
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you can,t put things made for vitnage bikes in proper modern machinerysfc1000uk said:I've used my optimate on my Odyssey batteries for years without problems.
I don't leave the optimate connected for weeks on end but that isn't for battery preservation reasons, more because I'm scottish & don't see the point in wasting electricity
As is, I tend to stick the optimate on a bike for a day or so when I SORN it & then again (but just until it shows green) every couple of months thereafter (or whenever I remember, whichever is longer)
The thing that killed my first PC680 was letting it get put into a Zane - it never recovered from that
Ventodue said:sfc1000uk said:
Yawn ....
I'm serious. For once.
I had the SFC in a pile of bits when Cameron pushed his silver 750S into my drive complaining the battery was gubbed. We put my PC680 into it & off he rode. As I didn't have an immediate use for it we decided it may as well stay in the Zane.
The Zane@s charging problem got cured but it turned out also to have a problem with a short somewhere that was draining the battery while the bike wasn't in use. Unfortunately this problem was only discovered after the odyssey had ended up completely flattened a couple of times.
Needless to say, after a spell of regular deep discharges that battery was never again happy to hold a full charge & it now lives in my workshop where it still holds enough charge to test electrics...
And to be fair to the Zanes, between Cameron & his dad they're had 5 of the things and only one of them has ever had battery issues. They were even kind enough last week to lend me that black 750 Cameron is trying to sell - it handles lovely, even with a fat bast like me on it. Goes well to, though a change of fuel filter might be worthwhile
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I was asked by the Enersys technical guy to attach a volt meter across the Odyssey terminals and note the voltage..It was 12.48 volts
He asked me to test the battery internal connections by tapping the battery firmly on a carpeted floor. I did this and the voltage collapsed to 0.4 volts.
He said there is a fault with the battery which has not been caused by the Jota or anything I may have done. The battery has a broken connection inside.
I gave the battery back to Enersys ( oddly enough I met him in Meriden at the precise spot the first Odyssey packed up )
I was credited in full. I asked for the credit to be kept on account for future purchases of BMW spares ( I have a 900/6 ).
I fully appreciate the professional response of both Motorworks and EnerSys ( Odyssey ) in resolving the problem.
My bike has a Varta now. I rode over a 100 miles this weekend..on a Sunday too ! and no issues.
I hope it stays that way.
amen
joe
He asked me to test the battery internal connections by tapping the battery firmly on a carpeted floor. I did this and the voltage collapsed to 0.4 volts.
He said there is a fault with the battery which has not been caused by the Jota or anything I may have done. The battery has a broken connection inside.
I gave the battery back to Enersys ( oddly enough I met him in Meriden at the precise spot the first Odyssey packed up )
I was credited in full. I asked for the credit to be kept on account for future purchases of BMW spares ( I have a 900/6 ).
I fully appreciate the professional response of both Motorworks and EnerSys ( Odyssey ) in resolving the problem.
My bike has a Varta now. I rode over a 100 miles this weekend..on a Sunday too ! and no issues.
I hope it stays that way.
amen
joe
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Interesting. I'll have to remember the "tap on carpeted floor" test next ime I come across a dodgy battery.
Doesn't say much for Odyssey's quality control though.
Cheers,
Cam
Doesn't say much for Odyssey's quality control though.
Cheers,
Cam
jotajoe
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I went to the Waterman bike meet on Wednesday and the Jota started first touch in front of the assembled masses ; ) Life is good
joe
joe
eric
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l went to the watermans, after going to the tewkesbury cotswolds bikers nite, on my sfc 1000.Two odysseys have euthanaised
so l run varta's on the mirage and sfc, no problems with them, though l'll have to try the 'carpet swipe' test;
reg. eric
so l run varta's on the mirage and sfc, no problems with them, though l'll have to try the 'carpet swipe' test;
reg. eric
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Hi Eric...The Waterman venue is moving now to the Hatton Lock country park just around the corner, or so I was told . There is a new pub landlord at the Waterman and he doesn't want the bike meet...
let me know sometime and I'll join u down in the Cotswolds for a glass of pop.
atb
joe
let me know sometime and I'll join u down in the Cotswolds for a glass of pop.
atb
joe
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Yeah, l didn't stop at the watermans, because all (most) bikes were being parked on the grass verge, right on the bend,
dangerously, in my opinion, l knew the veue was in jeopardy, (never been there myself) so thanks for the info. l live in
solihull, very handy for the cotswold biker nites
cheers, eric
dangerously, in my opinion, l knew the veue was in jeopardy, (never been there myself) so thanks for the info. l live in
solihull, very handy for the cotswold biker nites
cheers, eric
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eric said:
That's great Eric..
I zipped past the madness at the kerbside ( barmy place to stop ) and pulled into the little layby for a leg stretch and a chat to a few other befuggled bikers. I then climbed the hill back up and as I approached the waterman I indicated left and as no one was flagging me on I pulled in without any great problem... Had a stroll down the bank and there was an outdoor drama group doing a play all about the building of the canals ..kind of crazy but true..so we sat down and watche dit for half an hour in the sunshine..
catch u later..Try and go to the Stoke Golding airshow..it's cool
joe
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The Varta is performing flawlessly so far
My PC 680 has been tested and found faulty...1year old..no specifics given. Now have new one...retailer had to send the thing off to Od who took their time...apparently they don't roll over easily! Don't know if the initial installation on BTZ series 1 Jota was the cause...now have Red /Sachse system with new regulator and charger so it shouldn't be my fault if it goes again..deteriorating tickover reliability (I had started to fiddle with idle mixture) now resolved, which is something of a lesson.
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I've heard so many bad things about Odyssey batteries on this and other M/C forums that I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole now. I'll stick with Deka, a very good battery in my experience.
Cheers,
Cam
Cheers,
Cam