Battery

[Mori Man]

Well, the battery in my bike turns out to be for an L model or the like !

After many searches i came to the conclusion that an FB12A-A or similar was the correct choice.

Last night i scored an AC Delco DB12A-A for £25 delivered - shop prices here are £75



Some progress on the project will be made soon

[masterofinsanity]

bought a battery for my gixer last february paid £29.99 from our local bike shop but generally they are around £45.

[Mori Man]

Must be some freakin "mark-up" on batteries

I still live in " £12 sort's it all " land

[Brett]

I got a battery for my H model ages ago(when I had a zxr) and they gave me an L model battery, which I thought was a little big to fit in, but it sqeezed. Anyway, I got it changed(after the rectifier burnt out) I'm waffling again, blah, blah.

The battery cost me £18 brand new from te spares in Grimsby.

[Mori Man]

Hey Guy's what make?

I can buy a Chinese battery for £6 - am I going too, NO !

[jake]

ive learnt my lesson with cheap batterys!! they dont like to much vibration.. actually ive learnt my lesson with fancy expensive batterys too Oddysey race batterys...i would'nt bother!
varta or yuasa gets my vote. I use a hayabusa one, fits right in, a bit smaller and more go. especially if you run no charging system.

[Brett]

It was a pretty decent make, can't remember which one, but definately not a total cheapo.

[zimm]

ive got a gel battery for an L in mine.. doesnt really fit, but it doesnt piss acid all over the place either.

[Brett]

I got told that the ampeage is different, which was why my rectifier may have burnt out. Have I been lied to again?

[zimm]

I got told that the ampeage is different, which was why my rectifier may have burnt out. Have I been lied to again?

seeing as L and H rectifiers and alternators are the same .....

[Mori Man]

H2 battery is:

12V 10AH，YB12A-AK or variants of

Rectifier # 21066-1055

L4-9
Battery YTX9-BS，12V 8AH
Rectifier # 21066-1089

You'll cook rectifier/regulators swapping these about.

[zimm]

the AH is only the storage capacity though ? right ?

and according to the nc30 crew a reg/rec is a reg/rec is a reg/rec, they routinely fit R6 units on their vfr's not because the spec's match, but just because they are a close fit size-wise ..

course i may well be misinformed.. but how and why would a smaller battery cook a reg/rec ? and whats the actual difference between the two reg/rec's apart from part number ?

[zimm]

pattern reg/rec's are all SH658-12 from H1 to L9

[Mori Man]

OK,

Your running along a flat road to catch a bus - it takes you 3mins.

Your running for the same bus up hill but still need to take 3 mins - you exert more energy doing so (fitting a 10amp hour battery into a 8 amp system)

Your running for the same bus down hill but still need to take 3 mins - you have to exert less energy but also constantly slow yourself down (fitting a 8amp hour into a 10 amp system)

Starter solenoid, coils - everything play's a part inclding lighting - when you crank your engine the load off the battery is determined by it's ability to hold a charge.

I wouldn't recommend changing the amp hour of the battery from specified.

[masterofinsanity]

i'm staying out of this one.