can a Shorai battery be placed up side down. My battery has opposite polarity. Came from factory this way. Will it damage anything ?
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There is no liquid in the battery, so any position should be fine. But, the terminals should not have a heavy load on them. Make sure that the cables are insulated and not holding up the battery.
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You should be able to put the battery in any orientation there is no liquid. Just make sure not to short it out.
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My guess would be that it would be ok to lay on it's side. My spot light is always on it's side and works just fine. Same battery.
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You must be very careful when you change the battery not to turn the scale upside down and press down. I read this in one of the reviews before I bought my scale. I don't know how to fix the problem.
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I would not try that unless I knew how the batteries were sealed and they certified for that orientation. Ask the manufacturer. Most batteries need to stand erect in some fashion. Great power supply though. I have 2 and they worked great last power outage and storm.
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I see no reason that it can't be used on its side. You might ask the MFR though. It makes 0 noise, completely silent in normal operation, when on battery you can barely hear a slight hum. It is a great unit and time will tell if it will hold under bad (or absent) power conditions.
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I am also looking for the ones with the nipple on the negative side of the battery. Did you happen to find LR44 batteries with them on it? Just that little nipple makes all the difference in the world making this fit into the device. Please let me know, still searching. Thanks
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My installation is grounded to the negative side of the battery, I recall the manufactures installation instructions showed a negative and a positive ground diagram so you should be able to do either.
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This battery can be used safely in any position as long as you take care not to short circuit the connections on any conductive material. I would add one caveat however, and that would be if you mount it upside-down (usually not necessary) place a small absorbent pad that is large enough to cover the top (now the bottom) of the battery. Under certain temperature and charge/discharge overloads it is POSSIBLE for the battery to leak a few drops of electrolyte. While this is NOT POSSIBLE in any other position I thought it worth mentioning from personal experience.
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Either side will stop the juice from flowing. I use it on the negative side of my car battery, it works perfectly.
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The negative side of the battery always sits on the springs. Press that side in first and the positive side snaps in place.
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Hello sir, First of all no question is stupid especially if it gets you out of a bind. Yes, the batteries are to be placed in the aft end (the screw cap opposite the bulb) of the unit if it is like a standard maglite. I shipped mine down to Haiti and did not open them up but I have had many others and they always opened up from that end and there is no reason to believe they go in the bulb end as there is a mechanism for the switch and the bulb socket on that side. The positive side with the nipple goes toward the bulb. If this is a new unit and never has had batteries this is unusual but as the other guy said it can be very, very tight when new. If it is a used unit that someone gave you and it has batteries in it the possibility exists that the batteries exploded from heat and the corrosive affects of the chemicals has jammed the threads of the end cap. This happened to me a couple of times here in south Florida in a hot work van over the summer. Try to coat the threads with something not to heavy (light grease or a nickel or copper based never seez compound come to mind) in the future. This will help.
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Check battery orientation. I think mine came with batteries in backwards to avoid operation during shipping.
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I don't know the length off the top of my head, but if you remove the blue heat shrink over the battery will it slide into the battery cage just like the stock battery did. A little note to pay attention to; if you received some batteries that are very plumbed or have ballooned in size don't bother just replace or exchange ASAP. yeah dont mix these with the stock batteries a fire hazard. Hopefully this helped answer your question! Good Luck.
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Depends on your bike, Shorai have a specific battery for your bike. Check what type of battery that goes for your bike...
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No, you need the charger/maintainer made by Shorai. The optimum charge for this battery is 60-80% and the Shorai charger maintains that level of charge without over charging. Over charging a lithium battery is just as bad as letting it die, it will become (altho very light) a paper weight. Also, the Shorai has a separate connector for the proprietary charger, it does not use the battery terminals for charging. I'm sure it's possible to charge it that way, but I would just spend the $$ once and know you are charging/maintaining the battery properly. Battery is awesome, way better than any lead acid I have ever used...including Yuasa! No, you need the charger/maintainer made by Shorai. The optimum charge for this battery is 60-80% and the Shorai charger maintains that level of charge without over charging. Over charging a lithium battery is just as bad as letting it die, it will become (altho very light) a paper weight. Also, the Shorai has a separate connector for the proprietary charger, it does not use the battery terminals for charging. I'm sure it's possible to charge it that way, but I would just spend the $$ once and know you are charging/maintaining the battery properly. Battery is awesome, way better than any... » Read More No, you need the charger/maintainer made by Shorai. The optimum charge for this battery is 60-80% and the Shorai charger maintains that level of charge without over charging. Over charging a lithium battery is just as bad as letting it die, it will become (altho very light) a paper weight. Also, the Shorai has a separate connector for the proprietary charger, it does not use the battery terminals for charging. I'm sure it's possible to charge it that way, but I would just spend the $$ once and know you are charging/maintaining the battery properly. Battery is awesome, way better than any lead acid I have ever used...including Yuasa! « Show Less
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Twist the battery cap (round cap on base) counterclockwise(left) and the cap will come off then remove batteries from battery cavity noting the correct polarity. Place new batteries of same type size and condition into battery holder. Place cap over battery end, press toward batterie and turn right (clockwise) until it is snug. Do not over tighten.
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U have to putt the battery on it's side. The bumb of the battery is on the right side and the wires u just push in