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What is the name and manufacture and where can I get those Volt meter things you guys use on your bike?
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What is the name and manufacture and where can I get those Volt meter things you guys use on your bike?
12 AHAnyone know the CCA and AH specs for the OEM battery?
135 CCA minimum
My info is from the owners manual and the FSM, not a battery web page.The stock OEM, Yuasa VT14B-BS is at 210CCA.
https://www.yuasabatt...ting#formanchor
12 AHAnyone know the CCA and AH specs for the OEM battery?
135 CCA minimum
Gunny Fred, I was going to make a comment on chraging not battree issues.If the battery is discharging (or not fully charging) during running with just a 100 watt auxiliary load (two 50W lamps) then the problem is not with the battery, but with the bike's charging system. Are you certain that is the entire additional load? I know from experience that even a 1st gen's alternator will make just enough power to continue to charge the battery with that much load. But adding a pair of heated grips to the 100watts of lighting puts the alternator into charging deficit. For a second gen 100W should be a breeze.
To really know what's going on you should install a panel voltmeter that can be monitored while riding, as loads are switched in or out.
FWIW, the capacity (Amp hour rating) of the battery shouldn't make any difference at all in this regard.
Sorry to drag this old topic back up, but one additional point deserves to be made here to dispel some misconceptions. Especially since there is a significant price tag involved with larger capacity batteries.Gunny Fred, I was going to make a comment on chraging not battree issues.If the battery is discharging (or not fully charging) during running with just a 100 watt auxiliary load (two 50W lamps) then the problem is not with the battery, but with the bike's charging system. Are you certain that is the entire additional load? I know from experience that even a 1st gen's alternator will make just enough power to continue to charge the battery with that much load. But adding a pair of heated grips to the 100watts of lighting puts the alternator into charging deficit. For a second gen 100W should be a breeze.
To really know what's going on you should install a panel voltmeter that can be monitored while riding, as loads are switched in or out.
FWIW, the capacity (Amp hour rating) of the battery shouldn't make any difference at all in this regard.
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