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Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: jrains89 on November 12, 2008, 10:09:10 PM

Title: will a 10AH battery work?
Post by: jrains89 on November 12, 2008, 10:09:10 PM
hey so will a 10AH battery work? i found one for $30 at walmart, same dimensions as stock. i'm thinkin it will work
Title: Re: will a 10AH battery work?
Post by: beRto on November 12, 2008, 11:01:35 PM
Quote from: jrains89 on November 12, 2008, 10:09:10 PM
hey so will a 10AH battery work? i found one for $30 at walmart, same dimensions as stock. i'm thinkin it will work

It should work. The stock battery is rated at 11 A-h, which means your battery (10 A-h) will not be capable of storing as much energy. Your battery will not be able to start the bike as many times as the stock one would before a charge is needed.

edit: http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Main/Battery
Title: Re: will a 10AH battery work?
Post by: The Buddha on November 13, 2008, 08:12:54 AM
BTW that walmart 10 is actually a 12 if I am not mistaken ... or a 11 ... some 10's are 11 and others are 12's ... I'd just toss a 12 sealed one in sideways.
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Buddha.