How to Activate and Charge a New AGM Battery 

In this video I go through the steps how to activate (fill with electrolyte) and charge a new AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) battery. I also go through all DOs and DON'Ts of the AGM battery activation and initial charge.
Battery used: Yuasa AGM Battery YTX12-BS - YUAM3RH2S (www.yuasabatteries.com/batter...)
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Charger used: NOCO Genius G1100 (1.1A, 6V & 12V)
00:00 Intro
00:45 Don’t forget to subscribe :)
01:17 Why activate an AGM battery?
01:52 What we got in the box
02:05 A couple of important tips before you activate the battery
02:32 Battery electrolyte
02:54 Read the instructions!
03:00 Safety tips
03:09 Filling the battery with the electrolyte
06:20 Allow the battery glass mats to absorb the electrolyte
07:30 Charging an AGM battery first time
08:29 The battery is fully charged
08:59 Check a battery installation video
09:03 Thank you!
"When you buy an AGM battery, you either get it Factory Activated or Bottle Supplied.
If you have a Factory Activated battery, it is filled with electrolyte, sealed and charged. In this case you just install it on your bike, and you are done. You don’t need to watch this video further then. Instead check another one where I show how to install the battery on the bike.
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I have a dry battery with the electrolyte supplied in the plastic container. Before you activate the battery make sure that a foil sealing strip is in place with no damages. When you unseal it, you need to activate and charge it right away otherwise it will begin to oxidize that is not good for the battery.
Activation of the AGM battery is pretty straight forward, but you need to keep in mind a couple things to make it right.
- Never use anything else to activate the battery other than the supplied container with the electrolyte. It has a high concentration of sulfuric acid, more concentrated that the electrolyte for conventional batteries, and it would be unsafe to use something else. Supplied containers also have exact amount of the electrolyte required.
- Make sure you read the instructions that came with the battery.
- Never smoke when you activate the battery.
- Wear gloves and protective eye wear.
Steps to activate the battery:
- Put the battery on a level surface.
- Remove the electrolyte container from the plastic bag.
- Remove the strip of caps from the container, don’t through it away as we will use it later. Do not pierce or open the foil seal from the electrolyte container. Do not separate the containers one from another.
- Place the electrolyte container with the foil seals face down into the cell filler ports on the battery, hold the container level and carefully push it down to break the foil seals. Electrolyte will start to flow into the battery. You should see air bubbles inside the container. Do not tilt the container. Electrolyte is flowing, so we are good. If no air bubbles are coming up, tap the container slightly, don’t tilt it.
- Leave it for 20 min.
- After 20 minutes check if container cells emptied completely. If not slightly tap the container or battery a few times, so electrolyte flows into the battery again. Do not remove the container until it is completely empty.
- When it is empty, remove the container from the battery. Then fully insert the strip of sealing cups that we took off the container into the battery’s filling ports. Do it by hand, do not use a hummer or other tools. Don’t force it too much.
- At this point we need to let the battery stand for an hour if the rating is less than 18 Ah. That would be the case for the most motorcycle batteries. If it is more 18 Ah (with high performance rating) then let it sit for about 2 hours. We need it to allow the battery glass mats to absorb the electrolyte.
- The final step is to charge the battery as it would only have about 70-80 percent of charge. Connect the battery to the charger and select AGM battery type. The charger should be able to provide at least 12.8 Volts. I use this NOCO Genius 1100 that provides 14.5 Volts. Charge the battery until it shows 100%.
- Now it is ready to be put on the bike."
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