HOW TO - DIY lightweight battery

[sss r1]

Originally Posted by im2fast2furious

SSS R1 do you think that your battery would suit a yec rotor better because it charges faster?

i dont think the yec rotor charges faster . its smaller race rotor .
anyways , faster charging can degrade the battery (if you'll ever be able to reach 20A charging rates).

[im2fast2furious]

Originally Posted by sss r1

i dont think the yec rotor charges faster . its smaller race rotor .
anyways , faster charging can degrade the battery (if you'll ever be able to reach 20A charging rates).

No sorry you misunderdtood what I meant. I meant that the battery charges faster not the rotor.
A std. battery takes hours to charge the lipo one only takes 20 minutes or so. So does this help with running a yec rotor do you think?

[flashgordon69]

Hi guys, Ive got a kit generator



The main thing you will have to get used to if it's anything like mine is the fact that it only generates power after 3000 rpm

I run 1 headlight to cut the load but if you are using HIDs it should help

If you fanny about cruising then it's not for you

I am also using a lithium battery

[sss r1]

Originally Posted by im2fast2furious

No sorry you misunderdtood what I meant. I meant that the battery charges faster not the rotor.
A std. battery takes hours to charge the lipo one only takes 20 minutes or so. So does this help with running a yec rotor do you think?

no .
the only advantage of the yec rotor is lighter weight . it cant charge the battery faster then std rotor , as it is lower spec .
yec rotor has many disadvantages , as flash mentioned ...

[Edwardwaite]

SSS R1 nice write up mate thinking of doinf the same as you have done.
Sorry if this has been asked already Ive looked thought the pages and couldnt find anything.

Does the battery as you have it charge with the bike running like the OEM one would? or do you have to disconect the alternator from the battery and charge from a special charger when in the garage or something?? anything like that?

[sss r1]

Originally Posted by Edwardwaite

SSS R1 nice write up mate thinking of doinf the same as you have done.
Sorry if this has been asked already Ive looked thought the pages and couldnt find anything.

Does the battery as you have it charge with the bike running like the OEM one would? or do you have to disconect the alternator from the battery and charge from a special charger when in the garage or something?? anything like that?

yes , it charges with bike running ,as regular battery on your bike .

[AutoLuxury]

Here is a battery i have been looking at!

Could this work:

Amazon

Amazon

[sss r1]

Originally Posted by AutoLuxury

Here is a battery i have been looking at!

Could this work:

http://www.amazon.com/Tenergy-Cylind...00+mah+battery

no.

[Edwardwaite]

Originally Posted by sss r1

yes , it charges with bike running ,as regular battery on your bike .

Thanks for the Reply man, one last thing i should have mentioned, what about using a battery conditioner on it like you would on the OEM batteries? i take it thats a NO NO! and do you disconnect the battery in winter when its not in use?

[sss r1]

Originally Posted by Edwardwaite

Thanks for the Reply man, one last thing i should have mentioned, what about using a battery conditioner on it like you would on the OEM batteries? i take it thats a NO NO! and do you disconnect the battery in winter when its not in use?

dont use any battery conditioner , or any charger that is set for long term battery charging options .

if you want to store the battery , its best to store it with 50-60% capacity .
dont store it fully charged , or fully discharged . both will effect long tern battery performance . keeping the battery fully discharged will degrade it the most .

its pretty hard to determine battery charge state , i would say once the battery voltage is aprox 12-12.5V , its discharged enough for storage

my battery worked for 3 years , doring this time i fully discharged it a couple of times , didnt ride the bike for few months leaving the battery as is ,jump started bike couple of times etc , and it worked fine till last winter (then i got new cells) .
the cells are not that expensive (but hard to get this days) so i dont do any special battery maintenance .