[Public-List] Small batteries and diesels

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

Yeah, that article is from 2010 I think. Do you pay a premium for bike batteries?

Wes

> On Jun 10, 2016, at 6:15 PM, Jeffrey via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Michael,
> 
> Smallest auto group 24 battery? Or a motorsports/motorcycle battery?
> 
> Wes, I've seen that article from MainSail. He's a smart guy, but I wonder
> if AGM would be ok in my situation.  Price has come way down, not such a
> premium any more.  A few years ago in put AGM batteries in my 1967 and 1977
> Triumph motorcycles with very primitive charging systems and they've been
> great.  One almost never gets used, just sits there. I put the pikes up in
> November with a full charge and in the spring the charger tells me they are
> still full.  No issues at all so far and I've heard the same from other
> motorcycle owners.
> 
> jeff
> 
> Seagrass. #116
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>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Michael Grosh <dickdurk at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I've taken to getting the smallest, cheapest batteries at Walmart and
>> alternate getting new ones every 2 years. They provide oodles of juice,
>> even when having to crank for a while on chilly mornings (  no glow plug)
>> I imagine it takes less overall to turn over a 20 hp diesel than a 90 hp
>> hog,  but there is always the decompression lever to get the thing really
>> spinning.
>> Have you seen the new lithium ion batteries for motorcycles? I'm thinking
>> of getting one for my Sportster-they are really light, and only
>> unreasonably expensive, not exorbitant.
>> Michael Grosh
>> #220
>> P.S. I've also changed to led lighting throughout, so I really have no
>> electrical drain requiring a deep cycle source.
>> On Jun 10, 2016 9:35 AM, "Jeffrey via Public-List" <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey everyone,
>>> 
>>> I need a new starting battery for my 20hp diesel and I'm wondering if I
>>> can
>>> get by with a smaller battery.    I'm looking at what is essentially a
>>> large AGM motorcycle battery with 21 ams and 300CCAs.
>>> 
>>> I know diesels need more of a kick to get going, but I'm wondering how
>>> small of a battery I can get away with and still have a margin for
>>> successive starts in a row.
>>> 
>>> I also have a 225 amp hour house deep cell bank I could fall back to.
>>> 
>>> Is this simply not enough juice?
>>> 
>>> Jeff
>>> 
>>> Seagrass. #116
>>> Boothbay Harbor, Maine
>>> http://sailboatseagrass.com/
>>> 
>>> <http://instagram.com/jfongemie>
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