Storage; Maintenance; Troubleshooting - Delo 12N7-3B 12V/7AH SAE 90A Instrucciones De Uso

vehicle, making sure that there are no kinks. Make sure that the
battery can degas! If degassing is prevented (e.g. by a kinked
hose), the battery may burst and cause acid damage!

6 | Storage

Store the disused and removed battery in a cool, frost-free, dry and
well-ventilated place, away from flammable, explosive or metallic
objects. DELO standard lead-acid batteries should be recharged
at the latest when the voltage drops to 12.1 V. In this regard,
automatic chargers are suitable for motorcycles that imitate the
charging and discharging behaviour of a built-in motorcycle battery.

7 | Maintenance

DELO standard lead-acid batteries lose capacity daily and must
therefore be recharged during longer periods of not being used.
Therefore, removing the battery from the vehicle is recommended,
since charging generates gases that could attack the surfaces of
the vehicle parts.
Nevertheless, a disused and removed battery that is, however, filled
with acid should be charged at least every four weeks.
If the battery remains installed and connected, your motorcycle's
electrical system may drain the battery even sooner. Ensure,
therefore, that no silent electrical devices are active (e.g. alarm
system, clock) and that no leakage currents are draining the
battery. Discharged standard lead-acid batteries can sulphate
(crystallise) which can lead to a loss of performance or even
complete destruction of the battery. As such, ensure that the
battery is regularly charged with a charger that is suitable for
motorcycle batteries.
Should the acid level drop, it must be replenished with distilled
water only (do not exceed the maximum).
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8 | Troubleshooting

In the event of a fault occurring, try to resolve it with the following
measures first of all:
Fault
Possible causes and remedies
The battery will
The battery is flat.
not start your
• Please check whether the battery in the
vehicle.
motorcycle has been drained by leakage
current or a silent electrical device. Many
modern motorcycles still use power even
when switched off, e.g. for the alarm system,
on-board diagnostics, USB adapter, etc. A
quiescent current of 5 mA is not uncommon,
but it adds up quickly over an extended idle
time. Over 24 hours, 5 mA corresponds to
0.12 Ah, over seven days it corresponds to
0.84 Ah, and over one month it corresponds
to 3.60 Ah.
• Was the battery charged with a maximum
charging voltage of 14.6 V and a maximum
charging current according to the battery
label (10% of the capacity)? A higher charging
voltage or charging current than specified
could have damaged the battery. Check the
charge controller and/or its charger in this
regard.
• If the charging voltage was too low when
charging the battery, it may not be sufficiently
charged.
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