BATTERY question
Supporter
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: N.E. Wisconsin
Listen, I had an Odyssey and you can keep it ! What I'm talking about specifications, means....Harley batteries are built with better specifications than Batteries Pluses "have we got a deal for you" specs !
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: S E Michigan
My 2010 LTD battery died on me after 3 years, also. I went with a Batteries Plus one. Its cold cranking amps are a bit higher than OEM. The battery only carries a 2 year warranty. That tells me that is what you get as the "norm." I used a battery tender since new and kept it in the bike and on charge while stored over the winters. If you get more than 3 years, count yourself fortunate.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: S E Michigan
It appears that the Deka Battery ETX30L is an exact match to the Batteries Plus X2-30LA. According to their website the specs are identical to the Batteries Plus. 26AH and 400 cca. If the HD AGM battery is made by Deka, why would I pay $170.95 just so I could have the Harley logo on the battery?
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Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Alaska
I have bought from Batteries Plus before. Never again. Buy NAME BRAND, be it Deka or Yuasa, spend the money, do it right. In planning your ride (or day), "Will it start?" shouldn't even be a consideration. There is a sh*t-ton of technology wrapped up in these things to make them run right in ANY climate/condition, all you have to do is turn it over...
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From: Sussex, South of England
I find it amazing that there are still people on the forum who believe that because Deka makes the batteries for HD you might as well buy a Deka branded battery because they think that they are therefor the exact same battery but with a different sticker on them.
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Goldsboro, NC
Got it and installed this weekend, have a question,,,,,, there is a plug under there that is already hooked to each post on the battery. Its wire is the size/shape of a lamp cord, and it has a two prong plug on the end,, with a 70A fuse I think? I took a picture with my phone,, can't get to my service manual yet..... Long story, but can't get to my tool box hardly either, LOL
What is that plug under the seat?
What is that plug under the seat?
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Littleton CO
It's probably a battery tender lead. It is more than likely a 7.5 amp fuse.
Bob
Bob
Got it and installed this weekend, have a question,,,,,, there is a plug under there that is already hooked to each post on the battery. Its wire is the size/shape of a lamp cord, and it has a two prong plug on the end,, with a 70A fuse I think? I took a picture with my phone,, can't get to my service manual yet..... Long story, but can't get to my tool box hardly either, LOL
What is that plug under the seat?
What is that plug under the seat?