Battery Problems - Kymco 150

[rmarmels]

Bought my wife a Kymco 150 last year.  She removed the battery for the winter and went to put it back in yesterday.  That's when the problems started.

1.  For whatever reason, the black cable can't seem to reach, or properly fit on, the negative terminal on the battery.
2.  Likewise the red cable fits very awkwardly on the positive terminal.

In short, we can't fit the battery back in the case with the wires connected. We can connect the wrires to the seemingly proper terminal with the battery out of its case.  However, the cycle is not getting any power regardless.

The battery is fully charged, so that is not the problem.  The fuse also seems intact.  Any ideas?  Would appreciate it if someone could post a picture of a properly connected Kymco 150 battery.

This is our first brush with the Kymco brand and its disappointing.  I've had a Honda Nighhawk for years, removed the battery many times, and never encountered anything remotely like this.  This should be very simple, but its not.
Thanks.

[Vivo]

That's weird, the battery was in there before, and now, it can't be fitted in?  What Kymco model is this, if I may ask Sir?

[MaryK]

If it fit last year. it probably did not grow over the winter.
SO, perhaps you do not have it fully seated in the battery box ?

Pull out the battery and use a light to get a good look at the battery box,  there may be something in it
that keeps the battery from setting down all the way.

And make sure that you have read the battery posts correctly (+ &-)

We have a Nighthawk for DH and I have my Kymco Grand Vista

scoot safely

[rmarmels]

Its a Kymco People 150.  As far as I can tell, the battery is situated snugly in the holder.  The colored cables can barely reach the proper terminals (red-positive, black-negative) and they don't seem to connect properly. Its almost as if they built it for the red cable to connect to the negative terminal and vise versa.  But that can't be right.

I didn't take out the battery--my wife did (its her scooter).  So, I don't know exactly how it looked before, which is why I asked for the picture. 

Realize this write-up must sound dumb, but it is what it is.

[Vivo]

Is this it?

[ophelia]

Is the battery put in backwards by any chance? It sounds silly, but it could happen!

[Vivo]

Is the battery put in backwards by any chance? It sounds silly, but it could happen!

Maybe...  Calling all People 150 owners... please help!

[Calothrix]

OK, I finally got ambitious enough to remove the 5 screws to look at the battery on my 2005 P150!  Mine is very similar to the diagram except for 2 differences: the poles on mine are reversed and one of the notches on the battery case cover is on the top instead of the side.  So, when I am standing next to the scoot facing the battery, the positive pole is on the left, top, front of the battery and the negative pole is on the right, top, front of the battery.  The positive (red) cable comes out of the left notch on the battery cover and the negative (black) cable comes out of the notch on the top of the battery cover.  Good luck!

[blue]

Just add a little extra wire and you will be fine.

[donandrews]

Just a suggestion. Next winter leave the batter in and buy a scooter Battery Tender about $19.95) at your local scoot shop. Leave it connected all the time scoot is parked. In fact, I usually connect mine every time I put it in the garage year 'round just to make sure.