Battery Question

[DTro]

So I visited my sled in storage today

Anyways, I forgot to disconnect my battery this spring and found it to be dead today. I bought the battery new last year in November.

I disconnected and brought it home to try and charge. I hooked up a 2/4/6 amp charger and got a fault light for any of the three amperages I tried.

So, is my battery shot or do I need a different charger? Would it be better to pull start the sled and let it charge that way?

I don't want to have to buy a new battery and don't think I should have to every year.

This is the charger I'm trying to use:

[S.D. Ice Angular]

I would return it to the store you bought it at, (hopefully you saved the receipt.

I did this a few years back with a 4 Wheeler battery. (Flt Frm)

Since then I keep all my equipment on a maintainer in their off season.

I HATE Battery issues.

[FishonTom]

The charger you are using is computerized and may not work if the battery is to low. I had the same problem so I used an old charger I had and it brought the battery back. The new charger then also worked. If you do it too many times the battery may not come back if at all. Good luck.

[Jim Almquist]

My sled is the same way and I am sure it is the EFI that is drawing down the battery. I have replaced it twice but now I will not EVER forget to disconnect in the spring.

[DTro]

Well I guess I’ll have to try and locate the receipt.

I purchased it a NAPA and they are usually pretty good about that.

I don’t have an “old” style charger to try that. Just for the heck of it, I tried hooking up a flasher battery charger and that was useless too.

I don’t have EFI, so you would think there might be some juice left in it.

[Jim Almquist]

I also have started to disconnect my 4 wheeler when some how the heated grips got turned on and now that battery is shot

[DTro]

I was actually wondering about the heated grips on my sled. I’m sure I leave those things on all the time. I just assumed that they were only on when the ignition was at the “on” position.

Is it possible that they are on a hot lead? They are factory installed and it is a Polaris Classic Touring.

[Northlander]

Mine go off with the key on my Polaris Touring. I just started my sled last week after sitting since last winter. Started right up with just a little choke. I was surprised my battery was that strong after sitting that long.

[Jim Almquist]

That is the same style sled that I have and mine are turned on by rocker switches on the handle bars and only come on when the motor is running.

[overdalimit]

My wifes 03 classic touring still has ogriginal battery and it started right up last week. Mine was new two years ago and required a charge but it too fired right up next day.

[Jim Almquist]

Is her sled EFI ?

[DTro]

yeah I don't get it. Mine is an '03 as well.

Guess I just need to take it out each year and maintain charge it. That would be what a smart person would do. Or would a smart person not buy a sled in the first place?

[Jim Almquist]

I just pull off the positive and put on the trickle charger every now and then.

[DTro]

Here's what I did in case someone else runs into the same trouble.

http://www.fishingminnesota.com/forum/ub...ack#Post2010397