[Public-List] Small batteries and diesels

[Jeffrey via Public-List]

Not much of a premium with AGM motorcycle batteries.  For my bikes, a good
flooded battery is $50 to $60 where the AGM's I bought are $70 or so.

A cheap flooded group 24 auto battery from Walmart is ~ $100 whereas an
Optima AGM Bluetop is $156.

The battery I'd like to try is  this little guy:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003YI1BQ2

Jeff


Seagrass. #116
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
http://sailboatseagrass.com/

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On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 6:38 PM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> > Boothbay Harbor, Maine
> > http://sailboatseagrass.com/
> >
> > <http://instagram.com/jfongemie>
> >
> >> 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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