Battery size?

[Guest GraemeM]

Can someone help me out please.

 

What is the minimum size battery in CCA that is required to reliably start a 582?

 

I don;t want to carry more than I need.

 

Graeme.

 

 

[cscotthendry]

What size cable will you use and how close to the starter will the battery be? Do you want a battery that can start the motor in winter as well as summer? What if the engine is a bit hard to start? Would it be ok then to require a jump start from an external battery?

 

There's not a really simple answer

 

 

[ruffasguts]

Can someone help me out please.What is the minimum size battery in CCA that is required to reliably start a 582?

I don;t want to carry more than I need.

 

Graeme.

check Lipo motorcycle battery on ebay very light ,many cca avaliable bit expensive but if weight is critical these save several kilos over equivelant AGM batteries

Mick

 

 

[robinsm]

I use a 17aH SLA battery from supercheap auto. Lasts about 4 yrs. No dramas to date (6yrs), I am on my second one.

 

 

[pudestcon]

I use an Odyssey PC680 rated at 220 cca.

 

Check it out http://odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc680.htm

 

Pud

 

 

[Downunder]

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[Guest GraemeM]

What size cable will you use and how close to the starter will the battery be? Do you want a battery that can start the motor in winter as well as summer? What if the engine is a bit hard to start? Would it be ok then to require a jump start from an external battery?There's not a really simple answer

Good questions.

 

No cable size as yet, any suggestions?

 

Distance from battery to starter is no more than 1metre.

 

I live in North Qld, it is always summer.

 

If my engine becomes hard to start then it needs some maintenance.

 

Pud is using a battery at 220cca, anybody successfully using any smaller?

 

Graeme.

 

 

[bones]

Munro the 680 od, kicks over the 912/914 without too much effort, so considering that you might be able to get away with as little as 150cca after all it is only a mossy smoke maker.. :)

 

 

[geoffreywh]

Have a look at FULLRIVER batteries. you certainly wont want bigger than the PC625 equivalent (starts my 0-200 comfortably) I bought one recently and used it to start my 4 litre V8 quite easily ($100) much to the amusement of the mechanics at Toyota