VincentHill
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posted May 16, 2004 02:26 PM
 Edited By: VincentHill on 17 May 2004 08:01
From 14 to 20 AH Battery Pics
Thanks to Jim Owens (Again), I was able to put a YTX (or BTX) 20 battery in the old ZX12R. I sent some pict to Bergie to post. I took a few hours and was not difficult! I think for people with High Compression or large engines, or just a lot of Accessories this is a good Idea!
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osti33
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posted May 16, 2004 05:48 PM
That would be a great mod for me. Can't wait to see the pics on how you did it.
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Ra12r
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posted May 16, 2004 05:56 PM
How does that battery compare to a FBG gell cell? You went from 14 to 20 amps. You wont notice a difference if you were having issues. It will just turn it slow longer. 24V is the answer.
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VincentHill
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posted May 16, 2004 06:14 PM
Actually I have had no problems ever. The fact that I plan to run a heating Blanket and a few other things I felt that they could run and drain the battery less (Which would make the ALternator work less) and maybe save a few HP? and would allow a longer crank if the engine got hot!
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rac4it
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posted May 17, 2004 03:04 AM
Photos are up Vincent, in your folder on my website.
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VincentHill
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posted May 17, 2004 05:32 AM
Edited By: VincentHill on 17 May 2004 06:40
Thanks also to Bergie, here are the Pics!
You must also remove the 2 tabs that are sitting up and after remounting the two brackets (Grind the ends a little to reduce the size) lengthen the strap hole.
The last is a little blurry but shows the rebent and cut tabs to hold the battery in place!
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Megabyte
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posted May 17, 2004 12:01 PM
I did the same Mod to my 12 last January. My starting problems have been reduced, but she can still be hard to start when hot. I think I need to upgrade my battery cables to gain the maximum effect of the extra amps.
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