marcotuinenburg
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 06:54 PM |
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what battery is best ?
Hi,
Im trying to find out what's the best battery for my BEC.
I'm building a MK Indy with SC33 E fireblade engine from 1999.
The Haynes says 12 Volt, 8 Ah but do i need more amps because of the extra lighting for the car ?
And do i need heavier fuses ?
Thanks,
Marco
[Edited on 29/5/06 by marcotuinenburg]
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peterriley2
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 06:57 PM |
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most people just use the bike battery, its lightweight and can happily power all the lights etc.
joel
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chockymonster
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 07:53 PM |
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I've gone for an Odyssey PC535 battery, it's light but has a higher amperage.
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RazMan
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 08:31 PM |
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The Odyssey will just give you more cranking power (which is nice)  A bike engine only requires a bike battery - it's the alternator which
might not be able to keep up with your electrical equipment.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 08:41 PM |
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never had a prob just using bike battery, nice small light n compact.
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marcotuinenburg
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 08:45 PM |
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Aha, thanks for your advice.
I will get a new bikebattery this week.
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 09:30 PM |
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I'd suggest getting a slightly bigger bike battery than 8Ah though, such as a 12Ah YTX12. I had a 9Ah one originally with my blade and although
it was generally fine, it did occasionally need the jump leads across it if the car hadnt been driven for a month or two, so its nice to have that
extra capacity especially if you're not planning on putting a 24/7 trickle charger on it (Optimate etc) to keep it totally fresh all the
time.
[Edited on 29/5/06 by ChrisGamlin]
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RichieC
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 10:25 PM |
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Yeh Id go for a 10Ah minimum.
Not wanting to contradict Chris, but beware the YTX12 is a 10Ah, the YTX14 is the 12Ah.
Ar5e about face I know and an easy mistake
Rgds
Rich
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 30/5/06 at 05:31 PM |
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Ah yep sorry, I had a YTX9 before but that was probably 8Ah? 
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