Hey guys and gals, I know that this topic has been covered 100 times, but there are some really new battery's on the market and I wanted some opinions. My battery is about to take the big POOP and I am going to need a new one. Need some opinions on the better route to take. Will have to order on-line, dealers suck in my area. Am kinda looking towards a dry cell battery, hearing really good things on them, won't break, heat, cold, no acid, work for 10 years. Anyway please let me know. I am planning a 4 day camp and ride in the hills and don't need a dead battery.



Thanks

 

Here's the one I just put in a couple months go.....Yes it's a dry cell...The one you'll need is the PC925L......Make sure you get the L because the plain PC925 has the terminals on the wrong sides....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...rdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V


John

 

http://atvfrontier.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=31204.html

Replace your battery (twins)



I changed out my original OEM YB30L-B Yuasa battery in my 2002 Sportsman 700 with an Extreme Magna Power (East Penn Deka) AGM battery ($70 at the distributor). Most want $100 or more for an AGM.

I'm Very happy with it so far, and most Meijer's sell them

Put a strap under the battery for easy removal. It was a pain to get out, I had to pull the battery box out to remove it.

www.eastpenn-deka.com

www.eastpenn-deka.com/...e/0278.pdf

www.eastpenn-deka.com/...e/0139.pdf

AGM batteries for the Twins

Deka/ Extreme #EXT30L
Odyssey number PC925L
BikeMaster Platinum #49-9069
YAUSA #YIX30L-BS



AGM Battery Advantages

Absorbed Glass Mat Batteries (AGM Batteries) do not leak, freeze and do not require any maintenance.
An AGM Battery can be stored for a long period of time without charging.
What is an AGM or Absorbed Glass Mat Battery?
The newer type of sealed nonspillable maintenance free valve regulated battery uses "Absorbed Glass Mats", or AGM separators between the plates. This is a very fine fiber Boron-Silicate glass mat. These type of batteries have all the advantages of gelled, but can take much more abuse. These are also called "starved electrolyte." Just like the Gel batteries, the AGM Battery will not leak acid if broken.


What are the advantages of the AGM battery?

The advantages of AGM batteries are no maintenance, sealed against fumes, hydrogen, leakage, or non-spilling even if they are broken, and can survive most freezes. AGM batteries are "recombinant" - which means the Oxygen and Hydrogen recombine inside the battery. These use gas phase transfer of oxygen to the negative plates to recombine them back into water while charging and prevent the loss of water through electrolysis. The recombining is typically 99+% efficient, so almost no water is lost. Charging voltages for most AGM batteries are the same as for a standard type battery so there is no need for special charging adjustments or problems with incompatible chargers or charge controls. Since the internal resistance is extremely low, there is almost no heating of the battery even under heavy charge and discharge currents. AGM batteries have a very low self-discharge rate (from 1% to 3% per month). So they can sit in storage for much longer periods without charging. The plates in AGM's are tightly packed and rigidly mounted, and will withstand shock and vibration better than any standard battery.

 

Good info Jimmy...

John