Intact Bike Power HVT YTX14L-BS battery, filled and charged
Width x depth x height = 150 x 87 x 145 mm
Cold start current: 250 A
Advantages over conventional AGM batteries:
- completely sealed and absolutely maintenance-free and leak-proof
- robust, vibration-proof and impact-resistant housing design, especially suitable for BMW motorcycles with ABS, or for Harley-Davidson
- recyclable
- can be installed in any position (even horizontally)
Information on handling and maintaining your battery
A battery is only an energy store and any energy removed must be immediately returned to it 100% by the vehicle's alternator or externally by a charger if the energy balance is negative due to short periods of use or generally few periods of use with longer periods of inactivity.
To ensure a long battery life, you should observe the following:
- Use the battery only for its intended purpose (starter batteries for starting and operating a vehicle with a combustion engine).
- The surface of the battery must be kept clean and dry, no oils or liquids may be deposited on it in order to avoid the formation of leakage currents which can cause considerable self-discharge.
- If possible, check the battery level at least every 6 months and top up with purified water if necessary (do not top up with battery acid).
- In the event of high water loss, please have the function of the charge controller checked by a specialist. With an optimal installation location and normal requirements, your battery will consume little to no water, but these factors vary greatly depending on use.
If your vehicle tends to have a negative energy balance due to use (short journeys - longer periods of inactivity - high comfort equipment - start-stop operation), the battery charge level should be checked at the necessary intervals (2 - 3 months).
In order to always have sufficient starting reliability and to avoid damaging the battery, it should always be charged to at least 75 %. This can be determined with the open-circuit voltage or with an acid lifter.
Resting voltage:
12.51 V - 12.57 V = 75 % charged
12.69 V - 12.75 V = 100 % charged
Acid density:
1.25 kg/l = 75 % charged
1.28 kg/l = 100 % charged
The battery should have at least this state of charge, even if it still works with less, but this is always due to the shelf life.
Optimal would be 100 % charge - for 100 % benefit!
As the current generation of vehicles places considerably higher electrical demands on the battery (due to their extensive comfort and electronic equipment), even newer vehicles can quickly lead to a negative energy balance. When most of the energy generated is required by the vehicle's electrical system and the remainder is no longer sufficient to fully charge the battery.
For vehicles that are only used seasonally (convertibles, motorcycles, tractors, harvesting vehicles, construction machinery and construction vehicles), the same applies to charging the battery as described above.
Check the charge (open-circuit voltage) of your battery at least every 2 months and recharge if necessary. Due to the constant chemical process, every battery is subject to self-discharge, which inevitably leads to deep discharge of your battery if this is not compensated by charging. If this is still connected to the vehicle, discharging may be even faster, as the vehicle may also consume standby current. It is best to disconnect the battery.
Deep discharge is not covered by warranty, but is always the fault of the user and usually results in total battery failure.
The ideal temperature for storing a battery over a stationary phase is 10 - 15 degrees. Higher temperatures accelerate self-discharge and the loss of water.
However, the battery does not have an eternal life - the capacity is used up at some point.
Always fully charged + normal load = slow capacity reduction.
Insufficient charge + high load = rapid capacity reduction.
