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« on: December 08, 2012, 10:55:22 AM » |
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I'm trying to decide on a battery for the trike would like to go as small in size as possible
What's every one on here used please
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2012, 07:28:39 PM » |
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Standard Reliant car batteries are physically smaller than most other car ones, (somewhere between a bike battery & a normal car one), but I've always used 14amp hour bike batteries. They seem quite happy hooked up to a Reliant alternator & will crank the motor over quite happily. They're fine if you're using the trike on a regular basis, but if you leave it for a couple of weeks, you may have to charge the battery, or use a booster pack to get it running. An "Optimate" style trickle charger would probably solve that.
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2012, 07:56:20 PM » |
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Standard Reliant car batteries are physically smaller than most other car ones, (somewhere between a bike battery & a normal car one), but I've always used 14amp hour bike batteries. They seem quite happy hooked up to a Reliant alternator & will crank the motor over quite happily. They're fine if you're using the trike on a regular basis, but if you leave it for a couple of weeks, you may have to charge the battery, or use a booster pack to get it running. An "Optimate" style trickle charger would probably solve that.
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« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2012, 12:01:58 AM » |
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nearest in size and power to an old reliant battery I.E. robin/rialto,, is a nissan micra but get batt terminals to suite as the batt posts are of the smaller type,,
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« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2012, 10:40:57 AM » |
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most battery suppliers can give you an adaptor from the small terminal of an 054 type battery to standard
type.
sizes if it helps
type length width hight AH amps
054 196 127 223 36 300
002 175 175 190 40 360
yb14b2 135 90 167 14
hope this helps. 054 and 002 type battries are available with the positive on either the left or the right depending
on application
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dave 67
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« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2012, 06:36:43 PM » |
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Want to try and fit one in a 50 call ammo box
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« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2012, 09:03:18 PM » |
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what's the size of the box then Dave
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2012, 09:44:07 PM » |
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Looked at this before. This may help others
SIZE = internal dimensions
7.62mm 200rnd box = 165mm(H) x 255mm(L) x 85mm(W)
.50 cal 100 crtg box = 175mm(H) x 255mm(L) x 140mm(W)
40mm 32 crtg box = 240mm(H) x 435mm(L) x 140mm(W)
There is also the "fat 50 box" which is much bigger than the std nato 50 cal box
about 180 H x 320 L x 220 W external
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« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2012, 09:48:56 PM » |
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what's the size of the box then Dave
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« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2012, 09:53:06 PM » |
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it it's the standard 50 cal box you have then by old newbie's measurements it has to be the 14 ah battery
if you can get the 40 mm one then an 054 would fit
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« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2012, 09:54:01 PM » |
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in't it amazing what info you can look up on the 'net!
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