Quick Charges; Charging Times - Suzuki SV650/S Service Manual

3
Inspecting, Testing
and Charging
The rule of thumb is to charge a new battery for three to five
hours at a rate equal to 1/10 of its rated capacity. But
there are a lot of exceptions to that rule, as this table shows:

Quick Charges

What about quick charging? The quick answer is
State
of 12N10
Charge
Approximate Charge Times (Hours) Using a "Trickle" (0.25 Amp) Charger
75% 13
50% 25
25% 38
0% 50
Approximate Charge Times (Hours) Using a 1 Amp Taper Charger
75% 6
50% 11
25% 15
0% 20
Approximate Charge Times (Hours) Using a 1 Amp Constant Current Charger
75% 3
50% 6
25% 9
0% 13
POINTS TO REMEMBER
A new battery after activation is approximately 80% charged.
Initial charging is always recommended. NEVER quick charge.
Charge a new battery at a rate equal to 1/10 of its rated capacity.
d o n 't .
why: only the surface area of the batter y plates
can be quick charged. A lower current charges
the batter y more uniformly.
p e r f o r m a n c e .
increase the chance of overheating, which can
mean batter y damage.

Charging Times

Battery Types
12N12 12N14
15 18
30 35
45 53
60 70
7 8
13 14
18 20
23 27
4 4
8 9
11 13
15 18
20
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That means better
A l s o , e x c e s s i v e c h a r g i n g r a t e s
YB18 YB16
23 24
45 48
68 71
90 95
10 10
18 19
26 27
34 35
6 6
11 12
17 18
23 24
Y50
25
50
75
100
11
20
28
37
6
13
19
25