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fa fiddy:
Is it okay to leave the battery in the bike, with the leads connected, while using a 1-amp trickle charger? Having bought a miserable quality battery, and not having the time to replace it yet, I'm constantly needing to top off the charge. I ride it every day, but my commute is fairly short with a lot of idling time at red lights, and that seems to be draining the charge.

Anyway, removing and replacing the battery is costing me precious moments in my already frantic morning routine. To say nothing of the fact that I'm running out of techno-babble "this-is-the-nature-of-a-vintage-bike" explanations to placate my already skeptical girlfriend. But that's a whole other matter.

BTW, the charging system on the bike is working just fine.

Thanks fellas!

MetalHead550:
Yeah thats fine.  Alot of guys leave their batteries in all winter with a trickle charger hooked up no prob.  Does it still have a charge when you start it to ride home?

fa fiddy:
It's usually got a charge after work, but not always enough for the electric start to fire it up. I more or less rely on the kick start. I'm anxious to see if a "real" battery will solve this.

Thanks for assuaging my concerns about the trickle charger. I figured it was fine, but there was just enough doubt in my head to make me question it.

El Taco:
I know it's not good for it, but I'll drop 10 amps on it while it's hooked up. Sometimes 20. I really need to figure out what's up with my charging system.

Bob Wessner:
As in you will apply 10-20 amps of charging to it?? I seem to recall the max you should use on a lead acid batt. is 10% of it amp hour rating.

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