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What battery Ah should I use on my Fe501 ´01?

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boheme

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Ok, I have tried to have lookout both thru the "search"section and in the "docs"...
probably I did it wrong... but still I ended up with no answer...

with that said, here I go:

I´ve changed my battery, the store that I use to buy husabergstuff in is usually good and I trust them!... but this time they must have made a mistake... they gave me 4Ah battery... that wouldn´t even fit the batteryframe...it was to small...

Now I´m confused, cause the old battery was 5Ah and in my Husabergs usersguide they are talking about 8Ah...

Anyone got a clue?
Ofcourse you do... so tell me! :)

/Rikard
 
i can't see the doc anywhere at present but search for a YTZ7s. this is a gel-cel battery. it's the same size as the 5AH battery but has way more cranking amps as they're called.

regards

taffy
 
oh, my god!!!!

Not u again!!!

:D

So the 8Ah according to the users manual is not right?

And yes, "the docs" are hard to find... but very usefull when you do!

Love ya Taffy!

/Rikard
 
The YTZ7S became standard issue in 2004. Keep a five step charger plugged into it when not in use as the little bugger does not like its voltage to drop too low.
 
Ok, I got a charger, an optimate and I know about the problem you mentioned. But Why does the usersguide say 8 Ah?? is this YTZ7S comparable to that or what?

And to json (I hope you read this), THANKS for this site it´s pure joy to be here, and it saves me time and money as well!!!

Keep up the good work!

/Rikard
 
boheme said:
But Why does the usersguide say 8 Ah?? is this YTZ7S comparable to that or what?

/Rikard
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The Yuasa YTZ7S battery has a capacity of 6 amp hrs. It is used on 2004 and newer e-start Bergs.

The Yuasa YTX5L-BS has a capacity of 4 amp hrs. It was used on 2001-2003 e-start models.

A Yuasa YTX9-BS was used on 1997-2000 e-start models. This is a dimensionally larger battery than the YTZ7S and is carried under the seat. It has a capacity of 8 amp hrs.

If your owners manual is telling you to run a 8AH battery I think that your bike is actually a 2000 model and not an 2001.

If the battery is located under the seat it is a 2000 or earlier model. You can run the top of the line YTZ series battery in your 1997-2000 instead of the stock YTX-BS by substituting a YTZ10S. The YTZ has 190CCA contrast to 120CCA for the stock battery. It also has a 8.6 amp hr rating.

YTZ10S.jpg
 
Ok, thanks!

I´m pretty sure that my bike is a ´01 and they gave me an 4 Ah battery... one problem is that is seems that it hasn´t enough power to (re)start the engine and the other problem is the size of the battery... it´s much to small, it litterally drowns down in the "batteryframe"... but maybe they come in different sizes even though it´s same Ah?

/Rikard
 
I have an '03 fe 400 and I was killing batteries every month so I spent the big bucks and go an odyssey pc310. They give out 310cca for the 1st 5 seconds and 100 cca after that. It's been in there for about 12 months and works a treat. Hope that may help.

oh yeah a stock battery is 'bout 60cca
 
boheme said:
Ok, thanks!

I´m pretty sure that my bike is a ´01 and they gave me an 4 Ah battery... one problem is that is seems that it hasn´t enough power to (re)start the engine and the other problem is the size of the battery... it´s much to small, it litterally drowns down in the "batteryframe"... but maybe they come in different sizes even though it´s same Ah?

/Rikard
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Show us a picture of the bike and we will tell you what size battery it had when new.

Regards,

Joe
 
ferret said:
I have an '03 fe 400 and I was killing batteries every month so I spent the big bucks and go an odyssey pc310. They give out 310cca for the 1st 5 seconds and 100 cca after that. It's been in there for about 12 months and works a treat. Hope that may help.

oh yeah a stock battery is 'bout 60cca
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What charger are you using on that Odyssey mate?

Any mods needed or was it a direct bolt in?
 
Thanks joe, I´ll see if I can get some pictures!
/Rikard
 
What charger are you using on that Odyssey mate?

Any mods needed or was it a direct bolt in?[/quote]

I just use the altinator or generator whatever these things use and for the '03 the odyssey battery is about 15mm wider than the stock 5LBS so I made a cage and stuck it under the seat utilising the plastic shock gard mounts. I'll try get some pics.
 
Ok, I got myself a new battery a 4Ah...

but when I try to start the bike (warm) with the e-start... it sounds like the battery is charged but that it´s not able to give the right amount of ....let´s call it "push"... that´s required to start the bike....

Sounds familiar to anyone?

Any ideas?

/Rikard
 
Could we do a side by side comparison of the PC310 vs the Yuasa YTZ7S?

CCAs

PC310:
310 cranking amps for 5 seconds
250 cranking amps for 10 seconds
225 cranking amps for 20 seconds
200 cranking amps for 30 seconds

YTZ7S:
C.C.A.: 130

No indication of for how long on the Yuasa site. I guess some "electrical guru" could test this.

AH:

PC310: 8 Ah

YTZ7S: 6 Ah

Dimensions:

PC310: 5.43" (L) x 3.39" (W) x 3.98" (H) or 138 mm x 86 mm x 101 mm

YTZ7S: 4 7/16" (L) x 2 3/4" (W) x 4 1/8" (H) or 113 mm x 70 mm x 105 mm

Weight:

PC310: 5.9 lbs or 2.7 kg

YTZ7S: 4.6 lbs or 2.1 kg

Conclusion: the PC310 is obviously peppier than the Yuasa but you will need to machine a new battery mount for it or see if you can mount it vertically in the existing mount. The weight gain may be considered negligible.

As for the CCAs, I wonder if their claim of 310 CCA for 5 seconds is true and what the Yuasa figure really is.
 
the other one to way up is the price.

odyssey's are $210 + gst+freight from us. dunno what a yuassa is worth tho
 

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