Is the Spree battery a 6V or 12V?

Spreewell · Post by **Spreewell** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:11 pm

Thinking about buying a Battery Tender Junior to keep my battery going over the winter. Any one ever use one? I'm guessing the Spree is 12V...HELP ?!?!

http://www.motorcyclebatteriesusa.com/b ... battery=91

darat · Post by **darat** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:28 pm

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:35 am

darat wrote:12

Shane4188 · Post by **Shane4188** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:25 pm

Yes, it is 12 volts. I got mine off of ebay and it has worked great for about 2 years. You can sometimes fine the batteries that are 3 amp hours, they have a little more cranking life than the two amp hour batteries.

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:38 pm

2Ah?? wow...thats low...the '85 spree has a 4Ah....y did they go to the lower Ah on the '86-'87??

wickedSpree · Post by **wickedSpree** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:43 pm

my sprees battary is a 3amp.

QA50rider · Post by **QA50rider** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:06 pm

Hence its a 12V some have 6V and what have you!

KillinSpree · Post by **KillinSpree** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 4:09 pm

Depends on what you got. Check your owners or service manual if you hve one.

darat · Post by **darat** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:17 pm

ur dumb kid u dont know ship about sprees. 84-87 are all 12 volts.

Farfignugin · Post by **Farfignugin** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:00 pm

mine is 12V 4Ah.

burnt_toast · Post by **burnt_toast** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 1:00 am

BTW they have a battery charger/tender for like $20 at walmart. I got one and its pretty nice for the price like it aint no dice!

gman75 · Post by **gman75** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:25 pm

I got one of those Walmart chargers too..

You have to be careful because it does not step down the amperage it is pumping into the battery as the battery approaches 100% charge. You have to keep an eye on the charging meter.

MYSTERE1 · Post by **MYSTERE1** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 1:59 pm

so its not a tender than. its just a charger?

gman75 · Post by **gman75** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 3:15 pm

Yep, the Walmart one is just a charger. If you leave it plugged in too long the batteries will overheat.

A real battery tender charges in stages - usually low amps for 0-20% charge, higher amps for 20-80% charge, and then back to low amps for 80-100% charge. A battery nearing 100% charge has less ability to take on charge so a battery tender or trickle charger can sense that and step down the amperage.

The battery tender linked in the original post looks like a good one.