mackei23b
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 09:06 PM |
|
|
BEC Batteries
Hi there
Just about to start the engine (ZX9R), but I need to buy a battery.
I'm not sure whether to go for a bike battery (OK it's light but needs constant attention). Or is it less hastle to use a small car
battery?
What have oyu used on a BEC?
Cheers
Ian
|
|
|
|
|
ChrisGamlin
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 09:18 PM |
|
|
BEC battery and an Optimate type charger = no hassles at all.
Ive got an Oxford "Oximiser" charger which was about £20 from M&P, and had the same battery for over 2 years with no problems at al,
the only "hassle" is needing power in your garage of course!
|
|
|
scootz
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 09:33 PM |
|
|
What kind of weight is a Bike battery - I've had plenty in my hands, but never stuck any on the scales...
|
|
|
DIY Si
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 09:48 PM |
|
|
I've got a full car battery in mine, which given my old one was starting to go off came in handy at times, as I could still go for a drive as
long as I left it on charge the night before! 
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
My new blog: http://spritecave.blogspot.co.uk/
|
|
|
richard thomas
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 09:55 PM |
|
|
Been using a standard Yausha bike battery for a year without an optimiser - no bothers! Plus it's very light...
|
|
|
JoelP
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 09:56 PM |
|
|
i was thinking of having a bike battery perminantly installed, with a suplimentary car battery for reliability on the road. Just unplug on track.
|
|
|
Peteff
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 10:02 PM |
|
|
Does a car battery put any more demands on the regulator rectifier than a bike battery?
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
|
|
|
ChrisGamlin
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 10:05 PM |
|
|
Pete, I really wouldnt bother, spend the money on an optimate instead. Bike batteries only start dying when left for a few months with no charge, or
quicker if you have any residual drain from slightly wonky electrics etc. If you're using it regularly then it shouldnt be a problem though.
skootz, I think the average bike battery weighs about 3kgs
[Edited on 13/6/07 by ChrisGamlin]
|
|
|
zxrlocost
|
| posted on 13/6/07 at 10:13 PM |
|
|
another vote for the perfectly reliable bike battery
if your leaving it for 2 months though get an optimate
|
PLEASE NOTE: This user is a trader who has not signed up for the LocostBuilders registration scheme. If this post is advertising a commercial product or service, please report it by clicking here.
|
Hellfire
|
| posted on 14/6/07 at 07:16 AM |
|
|
Another vote here for a reliable bike battery with a little drain but a battery trickle charger...
Steve
|
|
|
mackei23b
|
| posted on 14/6/07 at 07:56 AM |
|
|
Bike battery it is.
Many thanks
Ian
|
|
|
matt_gsxr
|
| posted on 14/6/07 at 04:55 PM |
|
|
weights,
this site has weights
[url=http://www.mdsbattery.co.uk/departments/department002.asp?Brand=Varta&DepartmentName=Motorcycle+batteries&DepartmentID=155]mdsbattery[/ur
l]
about 3.5kg seems to be the answer.
Matt
|
|
|
.jpg){kind=avatar}
