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Antigravity Batteries
07/18/18 at 15:51:39

On our Voodoo Vintage bobber, my buddy and I have decided to go with an Antigravity battery.

If you haven't seen them yet - you have to check them out!

http://shop.antigravitybatteries.com/videos/#starting-demo-xp-1
(I am not paid to endorse Antigravity)

Unbelievably light, unbelievably powerful!

It's so tiny, we're going to be able to keep it out of plain sight!

One drawback however, the stock regulator/rectifier will not work. Rick's Motorsports has a special Li version.

I'm curious if anyone on here has ever used these batteries before?

Lemme know.

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #1 - 07/18/18 at 16:19:35 It's great if your riding a laptop , but not good if the bike can't recharge it.
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T And T Garage Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9839	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #2 - 07/18/18 at 19:43:40 batman wrote on 07/18/18 at 16:19:35: It's great if your riding a laptop , but not good if the bike can't recharge it. Good one! Actually, we bought a specialty rectifier from Nick's Motorsports. Costs a little more, but it's all worth it.
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8348	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #3 - 07/19/18 at 06:43:56 These batteries were recommended to me so I bought a few. Four of the 16amp ones do not work. I bought the recommended charger for each battery (16 volt I think) and tried each battery on a different charger but never had enough juice to start a bike.
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Reply #4 - 07/19/18 at 07:31:32

Eegore wrote on 07/19/18 at 06:43:56:

These batteries were recommended to me so I bought a few. Four of the 16amp ones do not work. I bought the recommended charger for each battery (16 volt I think) and tried each battery on a different charger but never had enough juice to start a bike.

Really? I've done some basic (bench) tests with it and ours works fine so far. I guess we'll see how it goes in the real world tests soon.

Thanks for the input Eegore.

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antmanbee Full Member Offline 4 Moto Guzzis and an S40 Posts: 101 NE Florida	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #5 - 07/19/18 at 15:05:13 I have been running a Deltran Battery Tender Lithium BTL14A240C Battery for about a year or more and so far so good. Only weighs a couple of pounds. I use the standard s40 regulator/rectifier.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28887 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #6 - 07/19/18 at 15:38:39 optimum charging occurs at 14v for lithium batteries (according to rick) the savage charges at 13.3v
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antmanbee Full Member Offline 4 Moto Guzzis and an S40 Posts: 101 NE Florida	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #7 - 07/19/18 at 15:44:50 At idle or revved up?
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Reply #8 - 07/19/18 at 15:45:38

"Really? I've done some basic (bench) tests with it and ours works fine so far. I guess we'll see how it goes in the real world tests soon."

I'd say you are probably good to go as the four I am referring to didn't work from the day they were unboxed, so off to the recycling center they went.

Two of them worked just fine, they charge and they start the bikes.

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Re: Antigravity Batteries
Reply #9 - 07/19/18 at 16:24:06

antmanbee wrote on 07/19/18 at 15:05:13:

I have been running a Deltran Battery Tender Lithium BTL14A240C Battery
for about a year or more and so far so good. Only weighs a couple of pounds.
I use the standard s40 regulator/rectifier.

Really? I didn't think the stock reg. would be able to stay under 14.4V. (that's the upper limit on the Antigravity batteries).

I'll have to take a look at the Deltrans.

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Re: Antigravity Batteries
Reply #10 - 07/19/18 at 16:26:27

verslagen1 wrote on 07/19/18 at 15:38:39:

optimum charging occurs at 14v for lithium batteries (according to rick)
the savage charges at 13.3v

Right - and from what else I've learned, the stock regulator spikes to well over 15V depending on load.

I went ahead and spent the extra money on the Rick's regulator. I'm not a fan of explosions.

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2773	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #11 - 07/19/18 at 18:54:55 Been running ag-801 for 2 seasons with a stock regulator. Left it in the bike all winter, no tender, fired right up. So far, it's been great.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #12 - 07/19/18 at 22:54:42 I don't think the stock regulator produces a voltage of 15 volts, at any time , being the TCI ignition may be damaged by anything over 14 volts.
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T And T Garage Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 9839	Re: Antigravity Batteries Reply #13 - 07/20/18 at 05:58:59 batman wrote on 07/19/18 at 22:54:42: I don't think the stock regulator produces a voltage of 15 volts, at any time , being the TCI ignition may be damaged by anything over 14 volts. No, not constantly - but I've seen on an analog meter that it does spike well over 14V. At any rate, I'm not taking any chances.
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