lightweight battery

Idok

Idok

F1pro
Location
Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
Xtreme

XTA12A-BS

the company that makes them is called 'Permaseal'

I honestly cant rmember what the CCA's were..there was a chart hanging next to the battery display..

I remember thinking though that the weight savings to CCA's wasnt a horrible loss...

it was right around 70 bucks


Put it to the test this weekend and it cranked for wayyyyyyy longer than I thought it woudl..and that was after having sat for at least a month!
 
Waternut

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
I just ordered an Adventure Power UBX5L-B. 70 CCA, 4 lbs, and 5AH. The stats are better than the walmart battery and the price was less too. Hopefully it will work...
 
Boris

Boris

The Good Old Days
Location
The surf-less coast
I ended up getting a DEKA ETX9 from a local auto parts store for $67.12.
They had the ETX12 there which is rated at 180 CCA's and cost almost the same but was heavier. When we tested it the thing actually had 260 CCA's so I ordered the ETX9 thinking that it would have more than the rated number anyway.
Picked up the battery a few hours later (the store had to get that one in) and did a test on it.
It's rated at 120 CCA's but the tester showed 215 CCA's, should be enough.:biggrin:
DEKA claims the weight is 6.3lbs but the actual weight is 7.1lbs which is still much less than stock.

All that's left is to wait and see how long this thing lasts.
 
Ericfox

Ericfox

Do it twice?That's DooDoo
Location
Akron area --> OHIO!
I have been using the little yuasa 4.5lb battery (130cca) with pretty good success so far.... things I have noticed- the battery does not last very long... normally it cranks pretty good, but you run the bilge pump under load for a minute or so it drains it enough to barely turn over.... sometimes it doesn't spin the bendix fast enough to engage... if you press the start button 2 or 3 times it will eventually kick it out though... overall it is working very well.... I have not had it completely die on me yet, but I keep my big yuasa battery in the car just in case.... and the bendix thing does not happen very often...
 
Waternut

Waternut

Customizing addict
Location
Macon, GA
jfw432 said:
I just ordered an Adventure Power UBX5L-B. 70 CCA, 4 lbs, and 5AH. The stats are better than the walmart battery and the price was less too. Hopefully it will work...
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Well I've tried the Walmart battery and this adventure power battery. I don't know if the Kawi starters use a lot more juice or not but neither can crank my ski fast enough to start it and it only takes about 5-10 seconds of cranking to completely drain them. Guess I'm sticking with my 16 lb Deka tank...
 
D-Roc

D-Roc

I forgot!
Location
Dirty River Rider
Boris said:
This is a long shot but has anyone tried the Deka ETX9 ?
120 CCA's and 6.3lbs, sounds good.



also, gel v's glass pack. Which is better and why ???
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i just got one in at my dealer, i have to go pick it up. i am running it on a total loss, my 5lbs only lasted 45min with multiple starts and no bilge pump with my total loss.
 
F

fwi

X-
Location
Cape Coral FL,
I bought a Scorpion YTZ7S, which is a Yuasa AGM (without the price). It weights 5 lbs, 130 cca's, 6 ah. Works fine so far.
$44 shipped from Oregon to Florida and I got it in 3 days!
 
Ericfox

Ericfox

Do it twice?That's DooDoo
Location
Akron area --> OHIO!
fwi said:
I bought a Scorpion YTZ7S, which is a Yuasa AGM (without the price). It weights 5 lbs, 130 cca's, 6 ah. Works fine so far.
$44 shipped from Oregon to Florida and I got it in 3 days!
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Bastard! I payed like $80 or something like that... maybe more... cant remember... for the Yuasa YTZ7S... :) weight= 4.5lb

Post up a link so I know where to go for a replacement when this one is shot.... Thanks brotha.
 
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