INSTALLING BATTERY ON A SHEE

[BansheeDan]

has anyone ever put a 12v battery under the seat of a banshee??

i just got a trail tech vapor computer and it needs a 12v power source for the shift lights/temp warning lights and such to work.

 

if anyone has set up a battery under the seat please let me know what kind of battery fits and what mods have to be done to the plastic and if you have pics that would be great.

i kinda wanna put it in the lil tool compartment area ...

 

 

Dan

[johnsmith1973]

search for "HID" on here, theres a bunch of threads about the batteries etc.

 

http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?...p;hl=hid+lights

http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?...p;hl=hid+lights

http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?...p;hl=hid+lights

http://www.bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?...p;hl=hid+lights

Edited January 10, 2007 by johnsmith1973

[Animalman294]

I heard there was a kit out there and it appears to be a Ricky Stator kit................. :thumbsup:

 

It can be done its just a pain............

[Bansh-eman]

i think you can just splice i the auxillery power from your cdi and use that... im not 100% look in your clymers and it tells you the currents and everything about the system...

[BenBB]

This is the best pic I could find of the one I used for a while, it worked great. I think it was an Interstate CYTX12-BS, you might want to double check that group size/dimensions. Anyway it was just the right width to fit between the back of the airbox and those two little fins that stick up. I secured it with a rubber bungee cord (took off the two hooks and stuck a 1/4" x 1" or so bolt through the holes).

 

[kaotik1]

That was an awesome write up!

[Wallrat]

I dunno about "love having it done". I did mine, and it was a mild PITA, but tolerable. Do I love having a DC system? Uh, well its pretty similar to the AC one, just cost more. Do I love my HID's? Absolutely! Was the conversion worth it? Yes, for something as nice as the HID's. I wouldn't do it if all you want is to be able to turn your lights on w/out the engine running or something like that. If having those alarms is important to you, then go for it. You'll need a 200w stator since you lose some wattage in the conversion. I was told that you shouldn't exceed 170W or so once you switch to DC.

[kaotik1]

I dunno about "love having it done". I did mine, and it was a mild PITA, but tolerable. Do I love having a DC system? Uh, well its pretty similar to the AC one, just cost more. Do I love my HID's? Absolutely! Was the conversion worth it? Yes, for something as nice as the HID's. I wouldn't do it if all you want is to be able to turn your lights on w/out the engine running or something like that. If having those alarms is important to you, then go for it. You'll need a 200w stator since you lose some wattage in the conversion. I was told that you shouldn't exceed 170W or so once you switch to DC.

All dan really wants it for is, he bought a trailtech thing. It has a tach, speedo, and is backlit, he needs teh battery to run the tach and backlight.

[gregbowler]

You can use A/C power. Read This:

 

http://trailtech.net/vapor.htm