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Need a New battery - what type: Lead Acid, AGM, Gel?
Need a new batteryfor my 2016 spyder rt limited. Can't decide between lead acid, absorbant glass mat or gel. Has anybody tried any of the above and were you happy with your choice. Any advice greatly received.
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Would not recommend lead acid.
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The original style battery always lasts the longest for me. It’s more about the way you maintain it than the type.
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 02-01-2022 at 02:48 PM.
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NOCO Lithium was my choice.
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Originally Posted by AdyB
Need a new batteryfor my 2016 spyder rt limited. Can't decide between lead acid, absorbant glass mat or gel. Has anybody tried any of the above and were you happy with your choice. Any advice greatly received.
OEM Yuasa battery offers 350cca.
Amazon has it for 101.42……..regular $150
Last edited by bikerchris1270; 12-17-2021 at 09:20 AM.
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The OEM Yuasa battery is an AGM.
The number is YTX24HL.
They are available from many local stores and online. ....
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Originally Posted by AdyB
Need a new batteryfor my 2016 spyder rt limited. Can't decide between lead acid, absorbant glass mat or gel. Has anybody tried any of the above and were you happy with your choice. Any advice greatly received.
If you really want to know what most members here think and recommend do a search on battery. You will get bleary eyed reading all sorts of thoughts and suggestions. If you want to go the generally recommended route just buy the same thing that's in your Spyder now. Be sure it is properly activated before you install it or it may not last very many years.
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I tried a Lithium battery that had higher CCA than oem last winter mainly for the size and weight savings. Epic fail! There wasn't enough power to crank the engine even after letting the battery warm up (ignition on to get the juices flowing.) Went back to the oem and haven't looked back. Li-Ion batteries are great for lots of uses but didn't work out on the RT.
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Just be sure to follow all the suggestions in this currently running thread and you will do well. Go with the original - it's the one thing BRP did right and buy local please.
Thread: 2014 RT Ltd Spyder with new battery won't start! Ideas?
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...t-start!-Ideas
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Note: when installing a smaller battery like an LFX be sure to bend the tangs flat to prevent shorts.
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My 2nd OEM Yuasa AGM battery was the same price from the local Can-Am dealer as it was online. Don't recall the exact price. But it's much easier to exchange it if it's ever defective than it is to try and exchange it through online dealers. Local dealer exchange is only a 1/2 a day turnaround if that long?
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I like the AGM Deka...They have the best cable attaching system...AND THEY LAST...larryd
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Unfortunately currently out of stock, good to check with them.
https://www.lamonstergarage.com/battery-1/
Somehow a battery thread & someone didn’t mention adding star washers (just an observation).
Is good time to add some, if your going to
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Whatever you put on there if you hook it to a battery tender you will get a lot more life out of that battery. I got 7 years on my GW.
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Originally Posted by AdyB
Need a new batteryfor my 2016 spyder rt limited. Can't decide between lead acid, absorbant glass mat or gel. Has anybody tried any of the above and were you happy with your choice. Any advice greatly received.
All the studies I've read say the gel provides no real advantage over AGM. You don't want a traditional lead-acid in a motorsports machine ever. The only real choice is AGM, which is what the OEM battery is. Yuasa is the OEM brand and is one of the best motorsports batteries, but other brands are good, too.
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Last edited by UtahPete; 12-18-2021 at 05:55 PM.
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Originally Posted by UtahPete
Lithium cannot safely provide the amperage necessary to start an engine.
Why do you say that? There are quite a few powersports and automobile batteries on the market. I would say don't buy an economy version. They need to have a special charging management system built into them since a vehicle charging system isn't designed for Lion batteries. There are a number of jump starters that use Lion batteries. It looks like good Lion powersports batteries cost $200 to $500. I don't think they could possibly be so much better than AGM batteries to justify that kind of cost.
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Originally Posted by IdahoMtnSpyder
Why do you say that? There are quite a few powersports and automobile batteries on the market. I would say don't buy an economy version. They need to have a special charging management system built into them since a vehicle charging system isn't designed for Lion batteries. There are a number of jump starters that use Lion batteries. It looks like good Lion powersports batteries cost $200 to $500. I don't think they could possibly be so much better than AGM batteries to justify that kind of cost.
Lithium batteries are designed to provide a long, slow discharge and quick recharge. They're great for RV house batteries, trolling motors and such. They tend to overheat and even catch fire when called on to provide a high discharge amperage. A lithium battery safely rated at the discharge rate needed for a starter motor would be much larger than the space available in the Spyder battery compartment.
That is my understanding based on my research. I don't claim to be an expert on the topic.
Last edited by UtahPete; 12-18-2021 at 04:38 PM.
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Originally Posted by UtahPete
Lithium cannot safely provide the amperage necessary to start an engine.
I have a lithium battery in my Spyder and it works fine. There is no special charging system/alternator needed on a vehicle to maintain a lithium battery. The only special charger you need is a lithium battery maintainer for storage. I use Battery Tender brand maintainer that has a selection for lithium.
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Originally Posted by Joel The Biker
I have a lithium battery in my Spyder and it works fine. There is no special charging system/alternator needed on a vehicle to maintain a lithium battery. The only special charger you need is a lithium battery maintainer for storage. I use Battery Tender brand maintainer that has a selection for lithium.
Joel, can you provide the brand and model of that battery? It's good to know there is a lithium option for those who want one.
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