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GTS Battery Life - Am I Pushing It?

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Veni, Vidi, Posti

2008 MP3 500, 2013 BV350, 2020 Vespa Sei Giorni, 2008 Vespa S150

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Philos wrote:

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Philos wrote:

WEB-Tech wrote:

And corrosion is caused by a leaking battery at the post. You have corrosion on the battery terminal, good chance your battery isn't truly "Sealed" anymore.

Dissimilar metals corrode up against each other. All you need is a bit of moisture (in the air) as the electrolyte....

Then why does my 5 year old battery on my car not have any corrosion on the battery cables at the battery? No grease was used.

So let's get this right. You've got no personal experience to add to the discussion. You've never even bothered to protect battery terminals (see above). You've plucked some garbage off the internet about the melting point of vaseline (let me guess Wikipedia right?) and now you're an expert.? FFS

I rest my case... There's nothing more annoying than 'arm chair experts' when it comes to hands on mechanical issues.

You don't know what you're talking about... bow out.

I have 5 years of formal classroom and lab training in Automotive repair. 3 year high school 2 year collage, 5-7 of working as a tech at a GM dealership and 5 years in the GM dealership part dept.
I am now a Data Center tech and maintain a UPS system at multiple data centers and take about 5 hours of battery maintenance training a year. So I do know of what I speak when it comes to batteries.

Sacto Monkeyboy UTC details Addicted GTS 300 Super Joined: UTC Posts: 998 Location: West Sacramento, CA
Sacto Monkeyboy Addicted GTS 300 Super Joined: UTC Posts: 998 Location: West Sacramento, CA	UTC quote Robot discussing Batteries for the GT's (Add https://) www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVhs7JeVeDw

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The last Yuasa battery cost $3 more than the cheapest other battery I could find in my area.... They are well worth it, my new old stock Aprilia got one in 2011, and is still going strong......Get a charger that has a 2 or less amp charge on it, or a charger for smaller batteries. I bought a Noco Genius G750 .75 amp charger, and it saved one of my batteries, by recharging it right. Don't recharge a 9 amp battery with a 10 amp charger, you will fry it!

Max6200 UTC details Banned 2006 GTS 250 Joined: UTC Posts: 10590 Location: KS USA
Max6200 Banned 2006 GTS 250 Joined: UTC Posts: 10590 Location: KS USA	UTC quote I changed my GTS 250 battery a month ago. It is a 2007 so 7 years was good enough for me. I also dropped the battery on the concrete a few times. My LX 50 battery probably needs to be changed as well. BTW, not to go off topic too much what is a good sealed battery for the LX 50

Sacto Monkeyboy UTC details Addicted GTS 300 Super Joined: UTC Posts: 998 Location: West Sacramento, CA
Sacto Monkeyboy Addicted GTS 300 Super Joined: UTC Posts: 998 Location: West Sacramento, CA	UTC quote It's within the wheelhouse of the convo. I searched and found four topics on this forum addressing "Sealed Battery LX50": https://modernvespa.com/forum/search.php?mode=results

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