New Battery saves weight and massive C.C.A
#21
05-14-2014, 11:00 PM
Unofficial HDF Chaplain
I'm running the 620CCA Antigravity and love it so far been over a year now , standard or " Big Crank " AGM or gel bat's didn't last a year in my beast and struggled when they did turn it over .
Lithium batteries been around for a while , most choke at the price tag is all .....
Lithium batteries been around for a while , most choke at the price tag is all .....
#23
05-15-2014, 12:02 AM
You still didn't answer my question.
You mention the Optimate charger...that's a plug-in-the-wall battery tender. What about the charging system in the bike? You know...the stator and solid state regulator?
Once again, can the OEM charging system, resident in the bike as it stands, supply the charging needs of this battery without stressing the system?
Once you start performance upgrades, you have to consider the remaining existing components that will be affected.
You mention the Optimate charger...that's a plug-in-the-wall battery tender. What about the charging system in the bike? You know...the stator and solid state regulator?
Once again, can the OEM charging system, resident in the bike as it stands, supply the charging needs of this battery without stressing the system?
Once you start performance upgrades, you have to consider the remaining existing components that will be affected.
#26
05-15-2014, 05:55 AM
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battery upgrade
Yes i will get one soon ,
beats being stuck out somewhere in bad weather or good,
dealing with replacing a dead battery in what may be unknown locations ,
don't need that nightmare ,been there several times
thousands in a bike few hundred in a battery to get me moving when i hit that start button,
beats being stuck out somewhere in bad weather or good,
dealing with replacing a dead battery in what may be unknown locations ,
don't need that nightmare ,been there several times
thousands in a bike few hundred in a battery to get me moving when i hit that start button,
#28
05-15-2014, 09:43 AM
Unofficial HDF Chaplain
they make a skateboard too!
#29
05-15-2014, 09:52 AM
A difference between the AGM and LI batteries is that while the LI has plenty of power for cranking, it also has a greater voltage drop while cranking than the AGM.
This may not be a problem for many, but my friend put an LI on his OL's Triglide. She always leaves her electronic trip gauge on remaining miles to go, but every time she starts her bike, it reverts to the odometer. I saw the same thing happening when my stock AGM was dying. The cranking gets the electrical system voltage below the threshold that many electronic items need to retain their variable settings, the same as disconnecting the battery for those items.
I now know that if I ever see that happening again, my battery is on its way out. My problem with the LI is that they're always that way!
Not a problem for many I'm sure, but a real nuisance for others.
This may not be a problem for many, but my friend put an LI on his OL's Triglide. She always leaves her electronic trip gauge on remaining miles to go, but every time she starts her bike, it reverts to the odometer. I saw the same thing happening when my stock AGM was dying. The cranking gets the electrical system voltage below the threshold that many electronic items need to retain their variable settings, the same as disconnecting the battery for those items.
I now know that if I ever see that happening again, my battery is on its way out. My problem with the LI is that they're always that way!
Not a problem for many I'm sure, but a real nuisance for others.
Last edited by mmancuso; 05-15-2014 at 10:29 AM.
