Battery 200 VS 240 Cold cranking amps possible problems?

[BigTex]

I am in the process of replacing my old battery.

2003 standard.

yusa offers two batteries that will fit, one has 200 Cold Cranking Amps rating and the other has 240 cold cranking amps rating.

I think the standard is the 200 cold cranking amps,

If I go with the 240 cold cranking amps, could that cause damage to my starter or other parts?

any suggestions/information would be helpful

BigTex

[98valk]

no.

[R J]

Shouldn't be  problem.

All cold cranking power is how much umph it has on a cold start to spin the engine over.

I have a higher CPR in just about every unit I have that uses a battery.

Only one that doesn't have the extra umph is the 1944 Harley ServiCar 6 volt battery.     We start it with a kick starter so the extra umph to spin the starter faster wouldn't help.

[BigTex]

thanks for the info.

I looked up your 1944 servi car,  that's a cool ride.  does yours have the big white box?

[R J]

thanks for the info.

I looked up your 1944 servi car,  that's a cool ride.  does yours have the big white box?

No, it has a home made flat-bed w/rails front and sides.    A box about a 1/3 the size of the flatbed is for the battery.

Son starting the old girl the 1st time in 41 years.

[donaldcc]

  if your battery is 11 years old, buy either one and replace that OLD workhorse.  as I noted before, I have the 240, but just get rid of the old one.

[Ricky-D]

I purchased the 240 amp Yuasa and am disappointed that it barely lasted three years.

I think you would be better served getting the standard 200 amp battery. I feel positive

that the 200 would last longer seeing that the plates in the 200 are a bit thicker than the plates in the 240.

And besides, the Valkyrie does not need the 240 amps, you would notice absolutely no difference

with the 240, and getting the 200 would save you  some money.

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[Oss]

My 240 just came in the mail last evening

The 200 didnt last 2 yrs before having problems holding a charge

The original battery lasted over 10 yrs.

Since I ride all winter here in NY I went with the 240, the difference just a couple of dollars off of Amazon Prime(free 2 day shipping)    picked up a 2 pack of pure1 14610's at the same time as well as I am just under 8000 miles on the oil in my Interstate. (gonna change it before IZ)

Good luck with your 200 Ricky

I will write the install date on my garage wall and we can compare in 5 or 6 years when the 1st battery gives up the ghost

[BigTex]

Greetings,

In regards to the Yuasa batteries I am more confused now.  lol

YTX 14 BS  vs YTX 14H BS

you are right the H show more cranking amps.

I now have both, ordered 14 and then decided to go with the 14H

Here is the interesting part,

The plain YTX 14 BS weighs more,  9.70 pounds compared to the H at 8.60 pounds.   

and in addition the YTX 14 BS has a higher whr rating.  it is 168 compared to the H version at 144

I am told the whr rating is the amount of amp juice in the battery.  (how long it will last with a draw)   

so in summary the standard version weighs 12% more and has 14% more power..

so I don't understand the cold cranking amps being higher on the YTX 14H BS.

I am going to talk to Yuasa tomorrow and get there input.

It looks like on here, some get better service out of one or the other.

[Ricky-D]

Here is what my take on the situation is:

The "H" has more cranking amps because there are more plates in the battery case.

Since the case is the same size, the plates are necessarily thinner.

With more plates you have to have more dividers which take more room and weigh less than the lead plates.

With more plates and more dividers there is less room for the acid which will result in less weight for the

battery and also reduce the Whr rating for the same reason.

Someone has already contacted Yuasa and their reply (Yuasa) that the plates are the same is true when

considering chemical compound but deceptive because they deflect the comparison regarding size and thickness.

Thicker plates and more acid results in a better and longer lasting battery with all other things being equal.

And my last point, is the fact that just about any battery you can purchase, is a "gel" type AGM battery -

they have stopped making the old style batteries, so many think are still being offered for sale. The one's you had

the ability to add water when needed. They now are all sealed type batteries and AGM technology.

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