Which battery?

Hi All,

My reg/rec went bad and boiled my battery dry (3rd time, carp Suzuki electrics )

So I've got a choice:
Exide (TheBatteryShop.co.uk) 9.5Ah ???A ColdCrankingCurrent £40
Varta (watchbattery.co.uk) 11Ah 140A ColdCrankingCurrent £52
Yuasa (TheBatteryShop.co.uk) 10Ah 175A ColdCrankingCurrent £57

Will the cheap Exide be sufficient?
If not, do I want the higher capacity/lower current Varta, or the lower capacity/higher current Yuasa?

Does it really make much difference anyway?

[Bibio]

for the 12 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yuasa-YTX1...item5d36767c6f

for the 9 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yuasa-YTX9...item3a837eda7f

[yorkie_chris]

Try MDS batteries

+1 MDS - Just got a YTX12-BS Yuasa for £35 delivered

Have you had a look at the motobatt batteries? I've use them a couple of times and I can't fault them at all.


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yuasa for me.

[madcockney]

If you want to see in depth test comparisons between batteries (American site) including Motobatt have a look here.

Many on the Suzuki Owners Club site like Motobatts, but they are expensive.

I have had a Varta, which was brilliant for about 18 months or so and then appears to have lost a cell.

I will be replacing with a Yuasa, but at MDS these are not due back in stock until 19th August and I registered my interest with them to let me know when back in stock a week or so back, which others can do as well. At present they do appear to be the cheapest by far for Yuasa. Luckily I have a cheap spare as a standby.

Ive always found them to be cheapest on ebay personally