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Originally Posted by Hersbird
Are you sure it goes dry just sitting and not while it is running but you don't notice because you don't need the battery once it's running. If it is overcharging it will boil the battery, that would be a problem with the voltage regulator. Also the battery has a vent line that should just be open, if that got connected to a vacuum port it could suck the battery dry. If you see external leakage ruining the paint maybe there is something damaging the case.
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Thanks for the replies. Yes, I have gone through 3 or 4 batteries now and all have boiled out every last drop of acid so I don't think it would be anything battery specific. The last battery I purchased I never used to operate the scooter, I never went riding with it. I only maybe started it a few times and i kept on testing it with the vom. Eventually the battery was also dead so i really think something is draining or cooking the battery while it is not operational or being stored. I have no trickle chargers hooked up either, you just let it sit connected to the scooter and after about a month the battery has no more acid and the scooter has more ruined paint. Do you think this would be a short or the regulator? I did check the voltage to see if the regulator was charging the battery while it was running and everything checked out fine. I forget the specifics but it was supplying a normal amount of current to the battery according to my technician friend I had with me at the time. Does the regulator do anything when the bike is not running? To me signs point to the regulator but I dont know if it has any part when it's not running. If not then maybe a short somewhere and what would be the best way to troubleshoot that? Thanks again for both replies thus-far.