Dead Battery- Temporary Odyssey PC625 Install
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rocket31998
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I never even switched the mower over last year. Looks like this year will be a different story. There goals my goal of another 500 miles on the R3t before the end of the month!
HellFire
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I'm ashamed .... the snow blower started but the R3 w/PC625 on the charger didn't. Something about that just ain't right.
Two weeks under a blanket with a maintenence charger attached to an Odyssey PC625 at 22 degrees F, and she didn't start!
I had to throw 50Amps to the coals and let it warm up.
A little cold weather and time really kills these things don't it?!
Hell, you would think that something built for english weather would be a little easier to start in the cold.
I guess Rockets aren't big sellers in Canada eh?
Two weeks under a blanket with a maintenence charger attached to an Odyssey PC625 at 22 degrees F, and she didn't start!
I had to throw 50Amps to the coals and let it warm up.
A little cold weather and time really kills these things don't it?!
Hell, you would think that something built for english weather would be a little easier to start in the cold.
I guess Rockets aren't big sellers in Canada eh?
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budman
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I'm ashamed .... the snow blower started but the R3 w/PC625 on the charger didn't. Something about that just ain't right.
Two weeks under a blanket with a maintenence charger attached to an Odyssey PC625 at 22 degrees F, and she didn't start!
I had to throw 50Amps to the coals and let it warm up.
A little cold weather and time really kills these things don't it?!
Hell, you would think that something built for english weather would be a little easier to start in the cold.
I guess Rockets aren't big sellers in Canada eh?
..hey hellfire, I was having the same problem with mine and the 625..I think the problem was the pigtails for the battery specific Odyssey 625, 3 amp ACI charger I was using, because once I took the battery out and charged it on the work bench with the same charger, it has been fine ever since..it took about three hours to come to a complete charge, and I didn't put the pigtails back on when I re-installed..that tells me that the battery wasn't charging itself..I guess the connection wasn't good enough even though the terminals were tight..it's all good now..I started it yesterday and the day before, and the temps were down to about mid 30's, as you know..I'm only about 10 miles down the road from you..BTW..fresh gas in the snow blower, and I'm ready for the blizzard..
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Less than perfect battery connections will cause a problem. Here's a starting trick that has been working for me when its cold......
Spin the motor about 5 seconds and let it rest for about 10. Then re-try. Works for me. My theory is.... if you spin it a little, the injectors are shooting rich raw gas into the cylinders. If you wait a moment, the raw gas has time to go to vapor which ignites easier. I may be totally off base here but like I said, is working for me while starting at sub freezing temps (yes we do have them here in TX).
Spin the motor about 5 seconds and let it rest for about 10. Then re-try. Works for me. My theory is.... if you spin it a little, the injectors are shooting rich raw gas into the cylinders. If you wait a moment, the raw gas has time to go to vapor which ignites easier. I may be totally off base here but like I said, is working for me while starting at sub freezing temps (yes we do have them here in TX).
budman
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..I think you're right..a few seconds burst, with a rest in between seems to help out for cold weather starts..
rocket31998
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This morning it was 29 and the 625 didn't want to spin her very fast. I paused after a few cranks and waited about 10 seconds. She fired off after about a second or two on the second try. I really think I'm on to something.
Scorp
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My first cold day of winter here, any where from -2 to +3c, my 10 month old battery would not start the bike. I got a genuine triumph battery charger with the wiring harness so I didn't have to take the seat of, no help. I then got the next battery upgrade from ytx20l-bs to a ytx20hl-bs. Still the same issue, get home from work when it was warmer, start up, charge all day and night, show fully charged, first thing in the morning, a couple of engine turns, then nothing. I changed the oil, checked the wiring after reading all the threads here, still nothing, was getting so frustrated, depressed, angry, all of the above. Had a price for a new starter, eeeeeeeeeeeek, no option. Last effort, another battery after reading about the odyssey pc625. Here in Australia another option was given to me, a cheaper yet more powerful yet still American, the Deka range. I went big, the Deka AGM ETX16, had to do a few mods, but, WOW, and WOW. Fastest I have ever heard the starter turn the motor. Highly reccommend it. There is a smaller one which fits straight in without mods but I was so pissed off with the other batteries I thought what the heck, cut the top rear of the battery metal strap, put a slight riser in the base so the battery wouldn't sit on the lip of metal since it is wider, it is secure with the rubber strap, it has pure grunt and staying power. Highly recommended after months of uncertainly of cold starts. hope this helps all who have suffered with my same issue. Cheers.
