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About Fishing Products including Make Your Own => Boats, Outboard Motors, Prop & Trailer Talk => Topic started by: BIGSHOW on April 14, 2016, 06:09:57 AM

Title: Battery size
Post by: BIGSHOW on April 14, 2016, 06:09:57 AM
Where do I go to find the spec or recommend battery for a 2013 250 etc? I was told to big it could overwork the alternator.
Title: Re: Battery size
Post by: 21XDC on April 14, 2016, 06:20:14 AM
In your manual under specs... Specs for batteries are always the min.... Never a maximum. I think you have been told wrong. 8^)
Title: Re: Battery size
Post by: motocross269 on April 20, 2016, 01:31:00 PM
I am not a Physicist but as long as the Voltage is right I would think no matter how many amps the battery is rated for it is only going to put out the amount the load calls for....
Title: Re: Battery size
Post by: djkimmel on April 21, 2016, 06:00:09 PM
Quote from: BIGSHOW on April 14, 2016, 06:09:57 AM
Where do I go to find the spec or recommend battery for a 2013 250 etc? I was told to big it could overwork the alternator.

Never heard that one before...? I would get the biggest battery you can fit and afford. The big outboard require some good starting power.
Title: Re: Battery size
Post by: BIGSHOW on April 22, 2016, 03:38:14 AM
It was actually a mercury mechanic who said that. But I had to make a 3 yr. Maintenance appointment with lockemans  to get it checked out and he told me the specs. Same thing, he never heard of the alternator being overworked.  I jumped up to a 31 series anyway from 27. Thx
Title: Re: Battery size
Post by: djkimmel on April 22, 2016, 08:26:31 PM
That will keep you starting and running!