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My friend came over with his bike and new battery.This one is rated 12AH with 200 CCA.My question is will it do any harm to his standard single phase system?No frills m/c,kick start,no turn signals,etc.Large in size and weighs 10 lbs.It has not been installed yet and don’t want to give him the wrong information.
Thanks,Mike
 
My friend came over with his bike and new battery.This one is rated 12AH with 200 CCA.My question is will it do any harm to his standard single phase system?No frills m/c,kick start,no turn signals,etc.Large in size and weighs 10 lbs.It has not been installed yet and don’t want to give him the wrong information.
Thanks,Mike
Is it a 12V battery?
Then, no, it won't harm anything.
 
AFAIK, most non-estart British bikes with 12 volts batteries came with 12N9 (Lucas PUZ5A) or 12N7 batteries. CCA can vary for different amp/hour batteries and CCA is not very useful a number for non-estart bikes. 12N9 describes the voltage, physical size, that they are 9 amp/hours and 12N7 is smaller and 7 amp/hours.

IMHO, either works fine with any Lucas rotor/stator and with the original charging system or any of the modern replacements. Unless you're adding lots a accessories or bulbs that require more power, the original 120-watt stator is enough. If you ride at low RPMs for long periods, a 3-phase stator might make sense but otherwise anything other than the standard stator is a waste of money and there is no use for the extra current they provide. Also, 7 amp/hours is more than enough unless you plan to run your lights or accessories with the engine not running. Finally, even the 14 amp/hour batteries that barely fit the battery carrier will work with the original charging system, but they are a real waste of money in most cases.

I generally use 12N9-4B-1 (12N9 with the positive terminal on the right). BTW, PS-YB9L-B is basically the same as 12N9-4B-1 but a different numbering system.
 
AFAIK, most non-estart British bikes with 12 volts batteries came with 12N9 (Lucas PUZ5A) or 12N7 batteries. CCA can vary for different amp/hour batteries and CCA is not very useful a number for non-estart bikes. 12N9 describes the voltage, physical size, that they are 9 amp/hours and 12N7 is smaller and 7 amp/hours.

IMHO, either works fine with any Lucas rotor/stator and with the original charging system or any of the modern replacements. Unless you're adding lots a accessories or bulbs that require more power, the original 120-watt stator is enough. If you ride at low RPMs for long periods, a 3-phase stator might make sense but otherwise anything other than the standard stator is a waste of money and there is no use for the extra current they provide. Also, 7 amp/hours is more than enough unless you plan to run your lights or accessories with the engine not running. Finally, even the 14 amp/hour batteries that barely fit the battery carrier will work with the original charging system, but they are a real waste of money in most cases.

I generally use 12N9-4B-1 (12N9 with the positive terminal on the right). BTW, PS-YB9L-B is basically the same as 12N9-4B-1 but a different numbering system.
Thanks Greg
 
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