12v points stator

[Adam_Winstone]

Yep, regular use is the key to keeping a battery healthy.

[bike grim]

I've not experienced any of the problems Adam eludes to with batteries & when you think back to a lot of UK specification Lambrettas had 6 volt batteries (or 12 volt upgrade) without notoriety, it makes you wonder why he has had such a change of heart.

That said, I was wondering whether anybody had ran the 12 volt dry cell batteries as common place in alarms etc. They are not 'low but 'no' maintenance, have no 'right way up' to worry about & are sealed.

I'm using a JMT lithium -ion battery on my DC setup. It's 400g so less than a third of the weight of the acid filled "wet cell" bike battery (1400g) that I replaced because it was "venting " a lot even though it wasn't overfilled. You can mount it any way you like as they are not acid filled. It looks like a motorbike battery rather than an alarm type. I have it mounted in the tool box area of a Diablo tank. No vent required and maintenance free. Been good so far. Doesn't drop power but I do use the scooter a lot. It's got 3 LEDs to show you how much charge is in it. It was about £35 so a bit more than double the price of a normal bike battery but I thought I'd try it out and I'm happy with it.

[Warkton Tornado No.1]

Thank you bike grim for the feedback.

Although I'm not active in racing currently, I have previously used the 12 volt cells from Toolstation that seem to be reliable & are maintenance free.

I was meaning to mention earlier that I doubt most road riders using batteries these days need a great capacity unless they have HID lighting, perhaps.

[Storkfoot]

This may be of interest too:

http://scooterotica.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2497

[Nobby]

Cheers^

Um... I've brought this old nos indian 12v ac points stator (I haven't got a battery tray{cut off} and didn't want the hassle on this scooter because it's not going to get used much- I've got 4 others)
Believing it to be the answer.... However I can't find a wiring diagram for it anywhere!... I'm sure I'll work it out when it's on there but has anyone seen or used this early sil ac system before?!

[ToBoldlyGo]

Got to be worth a try.