Too many CCA's on battery?
 

I have a 2000 Buell Cyclone that uses a battery with 270 CCA's. I was wondering if anyone thought that this could do any damage in a SH that I believe only needs 210 CCA's.

If so, hurry and let me know before its too late....I'm impatient :boom:

nope. It won't hurt it, assuming it fits.

What does CCA mean?
Cold Cranking Amps is a rating used in the battery industry to define a battery's ability to start an engine in cold temperatures. The rating is the number of amps a new, fully charged battery can deliver at 0° Farenheit for 30 seconds, while maintaining a voltage of at least 7.2 volts, for a 12 volt battery. The higher the CCA rating, the greater the starting power of the battery.


I borrowed the above from: http://www.autobatteries.com/faq/index.asp

12 volts is 12 volts.


Rex

Yep and there really is no such thing as too much CCA's.....;)

The old rating system used Amp Hours. CCA as a rating started in the early '80s for car batteries. The 2 are related, but AH is easier to understand.

A 24 Amp Hour battery could put out 24 amps for 1 hour, or 1 amp for 24 hours, or 2 amps for 12 hours, etc.

When a battery is load tested, it should be loaded for 15 seconds @ 1/2 the CCA. If the battery is rated in Amp Hours it is loaded for 15 seconds @ 3 times the AH rating. 9.6V or more at the end of the 15 sec load indicates the battery is okay.

Therefore, for purposes of testing, Amp Hours x 6 = CCA.

Thanks for the input. All I expected was a yes or no and I actually learned something

Just keep the voltage at 12, and you're good.

does it fit in the battery box on the SH?

so....any news on the install? I'm curious to know if the battery fit.....