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Rotaxnewb
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:55 pm Post subject: New new Rotax lead acid battery. |
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Message from jag to distributors the other day:
The battery Part no. 265514 has now been replaced with
Part no. 265515 which is now the Yuasa YT7B-BS battery.
The retail price is £63.19
The old battery part no. 265514 is no longer available.
Regards
Jean (J.A.G.)
I think they have changed this battery about 10 times since I've been in karting each one more expensive and promising to fix battery failures. None have. |
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david7m
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The Numax equivalent from battery bay in cannock is £19.99, are these three times better?
Dave
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david7m
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Yuasa YT7B-BS on eBay £38.50 delivered.
Dave
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Alan Reynolds
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It should only be about £26.00.
Where are Rotax getting their prices from, Mappin & Webbs the Royal jewellers?
There isn't a problem with the batteries until you mount them on the chassis rails.
If you mount them on foam and use a seat mounted carrier, then you have no problems.
The only time we had two batteries fail in succession was when we used a chassis mounted holder for a while. |
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Rotaxnewb
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| david7m wrote: | The Numax equivalent from battery bay in cannock is £19.99, are these three times better?
Dave |
there are many batteries that will work but apparently can't handle the vibrations on a kart as they are usually designed for a back up battery in an alarm system or emergency lighting system. The "good" batteries are supposed to have reinforced internal connections which can take the vibrations. |
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Rotaxnewb
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| david7m wrote: | Yuasa YT7B-BS on eBay £38.50 delivered.
Dave |
Looks like Rotax have shot themselves in the foot with this one I wonder if the battery has a Rotax logo on it this is the only reason people bought the last one. |
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Chuck McCue
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