Greetings. For the 2020 R1250RT the OEM battery is #61218531121 at $179. Specs I found: 16 amp/hr at 200 amps (CCA?), 150x87x161 mm (LxWxH).
I have not found much more info on the OEM.
My battery is 3 years old with 6,400 miles and I use a Battery Tender brand float charger. Connected GS-911 yesterday for tuning and had to connect my good ol 40 yr old Sears battery charger set on 2 amps to keep the battery at proper voltage for the HEX scans and resets. My former 07 RT ran for 7-9 years on aftermarket batteries - an Odyssey and a Battery Tender brand (slightly larger but fit in nicely with higher CCA). I'm not impressed with OEM for 3 years.
Questions:
1. Is a local O'Reilly a good source to load test the RT battery?
2. Is there a better way to load test in the home garage? I'd rather not load test it dead on the road
3. A little research is showing wethead and shifthead take the same size battery. True?
4. Yuasa battery # YTX20CH-BS should fit. Anyone confirm?
5. What other batteries do ya'll like?
Thanks for the feedback.
I have not found much more info on the OEM.
My battery is 3 years old with 6,400 miles and I use a Battery Tender brand float charger. Connected GS-911 yesterday for tuning and had to connect my good ol 40 yr old Sears battery charger set on 2 amps to keep the battery at proper voltage for the HEX scans and resets. My former 07 RT ran for 7-9 years on aftermarket batteries - an Odyssey and a Battery Tender brand (slightly larger but fit in nicely with higher CCA). I'm not impressed with OEM for 3 years.
Questions:
1. Is a local O'Reilly a good source to load test the RT battery?
2. Is there a better way to load test in the home garage? I'd rather not load test it dead on the road
3. A little research is showing wethead and shifthead take the same size battery. True?
4. Yuasa battery # YTX20CH-BS should fit. Anyone confirm?
5. What other batteries do ya'll like?
Thanks for the feedback.