12volt battery

[warmshed]

My brother in law needs a new battery on this '59 A10 He wants to upgrade to 12 volts, Ok with the regulator as its convertable.  What battery fits the tray best. Would save a bit of searching if I use one that has been found to fit correctly.  Many thanks. Dave.

[scotty]

Dave

i've got 2 6v cyclon batteries wired in series inside a dummy case.

works great for me.

S

[warmshed]

The cyclon batteries fit inside the original battery case but what are the A/hrating.  As they are the AGM construction they are a good choice. I was thinking of a stand alone battery that can replace the old case.

[scotty]

Each of my 6v batteries has 5Ah which I believe gives  10Ah 

Elec trickery is not my forte 

S

[duTch]

I would have thought it's still only 5ah.? ..not my forte either tho'

[warmshed]

Each of my 6v batteries has 5Ah which I believe gives  10Ah 

Elec trickery is not my forte 

S

Yes that is 5 Ah at 12 volts, but thts really good, will check them out.

[a10 gf]

Good battery connection info:

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/serial_and_parallel_battery_configurations

[warmshed]

So to keep my options open, what battery fits nicely on the bike (Battery code please)  without using an empty old black battery box? It just seems to be a cheaper option. Thanks.

[S.R.McFarlane]

Hi I did extensive research into which battery to use for my electric start conversion and I found the best available that will fit into the battery compartment is the USA made Westco SVR15 battery which have now been re-branded as WPC15L
It is a totally sealed maintenance free glass matt design.
They are 14AH and will power your lights for many hours even if your charging fails
You only have to bend over 2 tabs on the battery platform to make it fit 

Steve