Hdegan Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I drive a yamaha dragster 125 and a couple of weeks back i lost all ignition power, upon inspection of the battery it had "exploded" bubbled outwards. I did think this very strange but put it down to old age/wear and tear.I ordered a new battery of ebay and stuck it in less than a week ago. today i was out and lost power again. checked battery and the same thing has happened. battery exploded. Im stumped! Anyone know what causes this? thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator mervin Posted July 24, 2011 Moderator Share Posted July 24, 2011 The sounds like the reg rec could be overcharging it merv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdegan Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 thanks, so i should look into replacing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted July 24, 2011 Moderator Share Posted July 24, 2011 All that acid will be doing untold harm to your bike, give the area a wash with bicarbonate of soda solution! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdegan Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 the acid didnt get a chance to leak out, its still sealed but bubbled outwards. i was lucky that way ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelum Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 reg/rec is faulty men, it doesnt regulate the voltage being produced so the battery is being overcharged, it heats up and when all the liquid/acid is turned into sulfer dioxide...it explodes.. There are many threads here and elsewhere on this, the overcharging is more pronounced when u drive at higher speeds when rec/reg malfunctioning. put a new battery, put a new reg/rec , then hook up a multimeter to battery terminals and start the bike, the voltage should rise up but should remain around 13.5 volts, that means the voltage being regulated..if it rises upto 17, 18 volts..then reg/rec is bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hdegan Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 thanks ppl, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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