electric scooter batteries for motor scooters By billg (Read 473 times)

[billg]

I have a Lance Duke Touring 250.  In searching for a battery for it I stumbled across electric scooter batteries of equal or better specs for less money.  Normally I wouldn't bother except that there are few motorcycle or motor scooter batteries that will physically fit in my machine, dimension wise.

The only problem with electric scooter batteries is they have tabs rather than nut and bolt terminals.  Has anyone come across an adapter for this?

[jct842]

post a link so we can have a look/see

[Alleyoop]

[jct842]

From what little I know of deep cycle batteries they differ from a regular battery in that you can run them down further but they do not like heavy discharges such as starting a big motor. A marine battery is kind of a combination where you can start an outboard and then run all afternoon with a trolling motor then start the big one and go back to the dock.

If those electric scooter batteries can handle starting and have same cranking amps I might look at them myself.

[billg]

Here's a link to a site that has both motorcycle batteries and electric scooter batteries listed under scooter batteries.

www.chromebattery.com/

[jct842]

Thats what I thought.....two different animals, those with tab terminals do not have the cold cranking amps rating and those with the bolt on terminals have a cold cranking amp rating.

If you plan on starting an engine with the new battery better get one designed to start the engine.