battery

[truck]

Here Ken, this might help you.
http://www.eastpenn-deka.com/assets/base/0139.pdf

[Ed Y]

Ken,

Next time you need one, go below for a DEKA battery (ETX30L-FLT bikes) for approx $100.

East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc.
1724 Trinity Valley Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006
Phone: 972-616-0682
Fax: 972-616-0685

[truck]

What Ed Y said. They might even be able to get you a 1/2 price factory second. Now is a good time to look for a second because they were probably going like crazy to build inventory for the spring rush and there should be lots of seconds available.

[Ken R]

Ken,

Next time you need one, go below for a DEKA battery (ETX30L-FLT bikes) for approx $100.

East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc.
1724 Trinity Valley Drive
Carrollton, TX 75006
Phone: 972-616-0682
Fax: 972-616-0685

Well this time I guess I didn't do too badly.  New HD-branded battery from Lakeside HD for $108 (including shipping and no tax). 

[Ken R]

Here Ken, this might help you.
http://www.eastpenn-deka.com/assets/base/0139.pdf

Wow, what a good read.  Easy reading for the layperson yet technical enough to answer almost all of the questions one might have.  Our AGM pressurized batteries are a lot more complicated than a nail and a penny stabbed into a lemon. 

The document brought up one question that I hadn't considered before; that is, the affect of altitude on our sealed batteries.  Towards the end, the document states that the internal pressure can go to 1.5 psi before being vented.  Going over mountain passes would then, I suppose, cause the battery to vent it's gases and thus reduce the long-term life (much the same as being over-charged and venting).   I guess they have it covered, though; haven't heard shorter battery life from people that live in the mountains of Colorado and often ride above 10,000 feet. 

[dynaglide]

does anybody know which DeKa model will fit a '01 Dyna?

[L-]

I replace every three years wether I need to or not. I have never been stranded like some folks have that are going for the five or seven year use factor.

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