Re: Europa-List: Recombinant Gas batteries

[Fred Fillinger <n3eu@comcast.net>]

Richard Holder wrote:
> ...
> Now I have a Yuasa NP17-12I battery at the moment which is marked
> "valve regulated".
> ...
> What sort of life would you expect from a Yuasa ? It is now two
years old
> and seems to have plenty of capacity (it grinds away for ages !) but
not
> much initial oooomph !
>

According to Yuasa's web site, the NP series is unfortunately a deep
cycle battery, not a starting battery.  You should have a battery
which has a cranking amps spec, such as the Odyssey.

Reg,
Fred F.