Subject: LOOPFRAME BATTERIES
Author: Robert Hawkes
Date: Oct 16, 2004, 6:36 PM
Post ID: 1717711959
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Today I went on a 200mile jaunt in southern NY. Nice day. Halfway through
the trip I lost all electrical facility except ignition. Headlight,
taillight, horn dash lights out! One of my buddies told me that he had seen
my headlight getting dimmer and dimmer. I was able to make it home without
getting arrested. When I the road I checked all connections, looked at
fuses - all was OK. (Last week when I went to the Guzzi breakfast I
mentioned to Joe Casey that the battery was getting weak, so I shoulda taken
action sooner.) I have had a 12v Yasua 300cca battery in my Ambo for about
3 years. I guess the battery is wasted because I took it to Autozone this
evening and they told me that I only have 41 of the original 300 cold
cranking amps left. So, I bought an Autozone battery 12v 300cca designed
for garden tractor which is what Joe Casey recommended last week. So should
the Yasua battery have lasted longer? About how long do these cheaper
garden tractor batteries last? And... since the bike was running OK why
didn't the generator continue to power the lights?? Bob
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Today I went on a 200mile jaunt in southern NY. Nice day.
Halfway through the trip I lost all electrical facility except ignition.
Headlight, taillight, horn dash lights out! One of my buddies told me that he
had seen my headlight getting dimmer and dimmer. I was able to make it home
without getting arrested. When I the road I checked all connections, looked at
fuses – all was OK. (Last week when I went to the Guzzi breakfast I
mentioned to Joe Casey that the battery was getting weak, so I shoulda taken
action sooner.) I have had a 12v Yasua 300cca battery in my Ambo for about 3
years. I guess the battery is wasted because I took it to Autozone this evening
and they told me that I only have 41 of the original 300 cold cranking amps left.
So, I bought an Autozone battery 12v 300cca designed for garden tractor which
is what Joe Casey recommended last week. So should the Yasua battery have lasted
longer? About how long do these cheaper garden tractor batteries last? And………
since the bike was running OK why didn’t the generator continue to power
the lights?? Bob<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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