Glenn:
suggest you try a "gellcell" (instrument battery) supplier. There are 2 or
3 in Houston, but I don't know their names, off the top of my head. Your
series system will probably work-out to around 18.9 - 19v. Are you also
looking for added cranking power?
Russ, #1226B
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn Ridlen [mailto:gridlen@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:52 AM
To: Russel Mack; ardunbill@webtv.net; land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Battery Voltage
Russ, I have been thinking about a 6 and a12V in series for 18 V. We don't
run a generator and ignition systems are designed for generator voltage
around 14.5V. I read somewhere that MSD systems are very happy at 18V. Not
sure where you find a 6V battery these days... I didn't see any at Walmart.
Glenn
Russel Mack <rtmack@concentric.net> wrote:
Bill:
obviously most of the bike's circuitry wouldn't like 24v; probably fry
the
ECU, for one thing. What Sparky and I were discussing was the starter on
an
isolated circuit, with the remainder of the bike still running 12v.
Running 2 batts in parallel (or one BIGGER batt)-- as you suggest--
would
give more amp-hours, and the ability to sustain cranking. The way it
would
help an over-worked starter is that the starter tends to stall, and draw
the
voltage (in the small battery) down below 12v (actually, 12.6); with a
lot
more amp-hour capacity it can't draw-down the voltage, and there is more
likelihood that the engine will crank.
24v would make it almost certain that the engine will crank.
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