[Ducati] 998s regulator/rectifier

[Jim Calandro]

Brad

Thank you for the details.  I wanted to get a better grasp on this and went 
to the web site Battery-web.com and found the following information that 
might be useful.  I had forgotten they had changed the starter drive ratios 
so it is good that you mentioned it.

YB16AL-A2    CCA 200
YT12B-4          could not find data on
YT14B-4          CCA 135
YT12B-BS        CCA 125
YT12A-BS        CCA 180
YTX12-BS        CCA 180
YTZ12S            CCA 210

Interesting note the YB is $64 while all the YT batteries are between $69 
and $78.  The YTZ is a whopping $136!

I want to get away from the wed lead acid battery just from the ease of 
keeping it charged and the lack of mess.  I would think either of the 180 
CCA batteries would do the job especially if I switch to the 6 gage battery 
cables.  I know Mike Cecchini uses a YTZ7S on his 888 and Monster and swears 
it does the job just fine.  I am a little afraid to go to that low as the 
CCA are only 130.  Maybe I will pull the battery from my S2R and see how it 
works in the 916.

Jim


Jim Calandro
il Capo
US DESMO
www.usdesmo.com
704-843-0429
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kerry and Brad Black" <bikeboy at alphalink.com.au>
To: "Ducati.Net" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] 998s regulator/rectifier


standard battery for the late models was initially the YT12B4, then the 
YT12B-BS.  the hold down plate is alittle different, as the B4 has awider 
recess than the B-BS, whcih we first saw in ST3 models from memory.  the 
yuasa versions work great (B-BS in particular), the fiamms can be a bit 
dodgy in our experience.

not sure how one would go starting a big motor with the old starter drive 
ratio tho.  the greater CCA of the YB16AL-A2 might come into play there.

brad
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