Very inexpensive Scooter / motorbike - starting battery in a complete set

It is a Chinese standard brand as it is marketed under various names on the Internet. Because now probably have to be finished, the known major brand manufacturers in China, ergo not in principle be a disadvantage. Especially since the price / performance ratio of this battery compared to Varta, Bosch & Co. is anyway unbeatable. At the end of the shelf life of this battery will show - to which I of course still can not make a statement - whether the purchase was worth.

In the battery box was located adjacent to the starter battery, a container with battery acid and a short length of hose for this, a long tube for the battery venting, mounting screws for the battery cables and a multilingual manual (in German) with instructions for filling / commissioning.

At first I let the battery stand for 2 hours to bring them to room temperature. This is important, since the battery fluid expands when heated and when one fills the also cold acid in an ice-cold battery could cause later the liquid level is well above the maximum which should be avoided at all costs. On the supplied amount of battery acid is to say that this is more than ample, and you end up having a little left of it. If at a later operation of the battery too low electrolyte level making refilling necessary, fill the remaining battery acid under any circumstances but refill with distilled water!

For filling the battery from the supplied acid container a small piece of tubing is being considered, which you put on the previously opened with a knife nozzle. Personally, I think it is largely impossible thus to fill the battery so that while no acid running beside you and causes in consequence a big mess along with subsequent burn holes in carpet and textiles. Therefore I have a very small funnel used with it worked without any problems. Actually, it should be clear to anyone but it is recalled that during the filling is to pay attention to cleanliness and absolutely no dirt or other foreign material may get into the battery!

After the battery acid was filled according to the details of manual equally in all chambers until the maximum mark, they were again closed with the stopper, the acid began strongly to gases (rising gas bubbles) and a significant warming of the battery was determined. This is normal, but you should pay attention to good ventilation of the room to the evasive gases do not inhale.

In the dry state, the voltage of the battery was as expected 0 volts and after filling and subsequently 2 hours rest time (can thus be reactivated the battery) 10.8 volts. With this voltage, it is certainly possible to start a car, but I would highly advise against as it then becomes a very stressful for the battery fast charge is the not particularly good effect on the life expectancy of this has.

My high-tech electronics Motorcycle charger has a charging current of 1 amp total of 9 hours requires the 11 Ah battery to load gently and completely. The manufacturer's recommendation as a maximum charging current of 10% of the nominal capacity of which at a 11 Ah battery a charging current of max. Would correspond to 1.1 amp.

A quick end of life gives a conventional starter battery, the total discharge during longer periods and a fast charge (by excessive car charger or jumper by jumper cables) or overload in a defective vehicle charging controller, and last but not least contribute to a low fluid level. Everything that was not in the Chinese battery-brother from the house LP Landport and predecessor of FULBAT described the case here. Despite repeated recharging over the winter and proper fluid levels the Landport battery was after only one year at the end and had just enough capacity to start if the vehicle has been driven regularly and was not a couple of weeks. As the reviewed on here Fulbat battery beats will, as has been said to show only in the future.

Even a little note for the purchase price contained, legal battery deposit of 7.50 euros for the old battery:
Condition for reimbursement by the dealer is an acceptance acknowledgment by a recycling center or another authorized collection point that the old car battery was handed over for disposal. This turned out to be for me in Munich a little difficult because the municipal recycling depots accept the old battery but on principle an acknowledgment of acceptance refuse indeed. The steady trade (z. B. Louis or ATU) take back only the batteries, which have been previously purchased there.
The management of the trader Powermint was but after request very hard to solve the problem and to find an obliging regulation. Overall, the dealer has shown very professional and dedicated which is why I would buy at any time there again.