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just bought one todayt fallowed the instructions , , filled it up and all that , left it a few hours and as instructions says fit to bike ? does not need re- charging , is this correct or am i missing somthing ? should i charge it

thank you all , is me a numty

I don't remember needing to charge mine.


This is unclear. http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/shop/InstallInfo.asp?id=839

Ive never recharged them when ive dropped new acid into the cells. Just leave it to react and settle for a while then put it in and use it. Although there's no harm in putting a charge on it and if youve got an optimate, now's the time to fit it and use it, not when the battery starts to die, it's too late then

I've been told by the battery shop I use that it's better to give them a charge before fitting them, even with a so-called 'dry charged' battery. Since the batteries I've bought from them over the years have been better than those bought elsewhere I follow their advice!