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Just installed a lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery

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1911tex said:
Scott you are right on! If you follow your owners guide on removing the battery...there is only one way (on the R18); the Neg terminal is only accessible first with just an inch or two battery pulled out...once battery is out, the Pos is available....install battery the same way as removed; i.e. connect negative, then push in battery and connect positive last. Not difficult at all.
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That seems backwards. If neg terminal is to be disconnected first on removal, then shouldn’t neg terminal be connected last on re-insertion?
 
1911tex said:
You are sharp as a tack! Corrected! Thank you
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1911Tex can do it the way he described... However, I would definitely recommend wearing brown pants...

For those who have accidentally performed some welding on their car's fender and or motorcycle frames, using a battery and a socket wrench knows - why the brown color garments are appropriate...

Maybe include nomex gloves, the wrench can get pretty hot in temperature..

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OP here: FWIW Just completed a charging test on my new Li and previous AGM battery. Li full charge was 100% from factory (indicator on top of battery) out of the box installed in my R18. No battery charger used and motorcycle put in storage after two weeks 99%, after 4 weeks, 96%, after 9 weeks 94%. Did a full charge with my NOCO charger set on Li...it took <30 minutes to 100% charge. Now R18 is out of storage. The previous factory AGM in storage last year with no trickle charger; after 2 weeks storage 78%, after 4 weeks 62%...then put on charger, 12 hours to 100% charge (note this was the factory 2 year old AGM). Just an interesting observation and I assume the batteries were drained from R18 factory installed equipment.
 
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1911tex said:
OP here: FWIW Just completed a charging test on my new Li and previous AGM battery. Li full charge was 100% from factory (indicator on top of battery) out of the box installed in my R18. No battery charger used and motorcycle put in storage after two weeks 99%, after 4 weeks, 96%, after 9 weeks 94%. Did a full charge with my NOCO charger set on Li...it took <30 minutes to 100% charge. Now R18 is out of storage. The previous factory AGM in storage last year with no trickle charger; after 2 weeks storage 78%, after 4 weeks 62%...then put on charger, 12 hours to 100% charge (note this was the factory 2 year old AGM). Just an interesting observation and I assume the batteries were drained from R18 factory installed equipment.
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It's all chemistry...
 
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