Deka batteries

[Mr. Wright]

The topic of batteries keeps coming up, so I thought I would show you first hand why I encourage everyone to use the Deka ETX20L 310cca. First notice the solid terminals. Next, I'm not a big battery tender guy. If the bike has sat for a week or two, top it off with a charger before you ride. In the winter, I charge them once a month or so.
This battery is in a 03 chopper with no compression releases. I've done the maintenance on this bike ever since it was new. The last battery we pull out because it was 7 years old.

It is still starting this bike just fine.
This is another Deka, I pulled out of another bike, that I'm still using as a test battery on my work bench.

Have I had bad Deka batteries shipped to me? Yes, bad batteries happen.
Under a hard acceleration there is 25 g's of vibration at the battery box. Put something in your bike that is designed to handle that much vibration.
That is my soap box vent for today, thanks.

 

[Mr. Wright]

Oh, and just for the record, this is my battery

 

[kickstart]

Plus 1 about Deka! I use a different approach than Mr. Wright. I charge all my batteries for an hour a day using a Battery Tender and common house/lamp timer.
Larger batteries 2 hours a day (Tractor Jeep) size. I had a Deka that was getting tired after about 4 years and replaced it with another Deka and the old battery sat in my shop for months and my side X side battery died, (not a Deka) and I got my meter and the old Deka still showed 9 volts, so I charged it up and put it in the side X side and it is still working, that was 4 years ago. Hard to beat the Deka!

 

[Snuffy]

I have found the battery tender adds years to any of my batteries. Only use Deka for the dog.

 

[blackdogg6164]

The topic of batteries keeps coming up, so I thought I would show you first hand why I encourage everyone to use the Deka ETX20L 310cca. First notice the solid terminals. Next, I'm not a big battery tender guy. If the bike has sat for a week or two, top it off with a charger before you ride. In the winter, I charge them once a month or so.
This battery is in a 03 chopper with no compression releases. I've done the maintenance on this bike ever since it was new. The last battery we pull out because it was 7 years old.
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It is still starting this bike just fine.
This is another Deka, I pulled out of another bike, that I'm still using as a test battery on my work bench.
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Have I had bad Deka batteries shipped to me? Yes, bad batteries happen.
Under a hard acceleration there is 25 g's of vibration at the battery box. Put something in your bike that is designed to handle that much vibration.
That is my soap box vent for today, thanks.

I have been running a Braille B2015 for some time now like maybe eight years. purchased a new one last summer. I cannot ignore how 425 CCAs gives me peace of mind!

 

[chubs]

For what its worth, Deka batteries come out of the same factory as several other name brands. East Penn is one of the highest rated battery makers in the world. Personally,,, I run Duracell ( made by East Penn) in my bike and truck, and am totally satisfied with both . Just saying!!