Topic: ups battery question

[parm]

has anybody used a ups battery in a place of mc battery. its a bit smaller, i need to be able to hide the battery under the seat, thats the only reason im searching for something smaller. the terminals seem pretty dinky.

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[cafebob]

I have used large ones as car batteries in the past.  If I remember right it could crank over the motor on a RX7 forever before it died.

CB

[750goes]

Depending on the brand of the battery - they are sometimes not strong enough to supply the cca (cold cranking amps) required for starting a motorbike. Certainly the larger AH rated batteries will work, but it seems you are after something that you can mount in any direction.... if it's a ups it may not be up to your task... look at the battery specs closely.

To get away from the lousy little connectors on these batteries - solder/heatshrink some decent cable on them and on the cable ends put your normal nut/bolt connection - with appropriate spark protection (larger heatshrink)..

[silver fox]

Please let me know how you get on, as i am also in the market for a decent smaller battery to fit under my seat.

Kind Regards

SF