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Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 12:40 pm
by victorlaszlo
The original battery fitted is rated 12V 12Ah 200A (EN). I found a replacement rated 12V 14Ah 150A (EN). Will that work or is it too weak?

Cheers Vic

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:36 pm
by nab 301
I don't have a 1200S but afaik the std battery listed (Yuasa catalogue) is Ytx14bs or equivalent which is 200amp cca, they list an uprated one also with 240cca. For me the original 200cca would be the minimum .

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:12 pm
by victorlaszlo
nab 301 wrote:I don't have a 1200S but afaik the std battery listed (Yuasa catalogue) is Ytx14bs or equivalent which is 200amp cca, they list an uprated one also with 240cca. For me the original 200cca would be the minimum .


Got hold of a 300A cheaply so all good :)

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:32 am
by KTM AL
victorlaszlo wrote:
nab 301 wrote:I don't have a 1200S but afaik the std battery listed (Yuasa catalogue) is Ytx14bs or equivalent which is 200amp cca, they list an uprated one also with 240cca. For me the original 200cca would be the minimum .


Got hold of a 300A cheaply so all good :)


Hello Can you please tell me what make and where you got your 300A battery? Mine has always seemed weak in cranking the bike in to life.Cheers

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:51 am
by victorlaszlo
KTM AL wrote:
victorlaszlo wrote:
nab 301 wrote:I don't have a 1200S but afaik the std battery listed (Yuasa catalogue) is Ytx14bs or equivalent which is 200amp cca, they list an uprated one also with 240cca. For me the original 200cca would be the minimum .


Got hold of a 300A cheaply so all good :)


Hello Can you please tell me what make and where you got your 300A battery? Mine has always seemed weak in cranking the bike in to life.Cheers



I got a JMT ytx14h-bs listed for super Duke 1290 but identical in size and terminals to the original. Only annoyance is that it has loose nuts under the terminals rather than threads in the lead as the original but I suppose I'm the long run thats more durable...

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:41 pm
by KTM AL
Thanks for that , didn't realise it was a Lithium iron battery. Not a big fan as my Optimate won't chare it.

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:11 pm
by victorlaszlo
KTM AL wrote:Thanks for that , didn't realise it was a Lithium iron battery. Not a big fan as my Optimate won't chare it.

It's a sealed lead acid

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:49 pm
by dysondiver
ive a yuasa in mine , and it always spins over fast enough , mind you , mine does live on an optimate ,,, maybe the alarm is pulling your battery down a bit , if its standing about a lot.

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:33 am
by KTM AL
Hi
It was just the number JMT ytx14h-bs is listed as a lithium iron one. All my bikes live on an Optimate. Cheers

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 9:44 am
by victorlaszlo
KTM AL wrote:Hi
It was just the number JMT ytx14h-bs is listed as a lithium iron one. All my bikes live on an Optimate. Cheers


I filled mine with acid and then sealed it so definitely not liion

Re: Battery R12S - will 150A cranking do?

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 6:59 pm
by KTM AL
Hi Just found it , Lead Acid :oops: Cheers