I had that solved until I came to Mississippi and got a flat piece of aluminum with a sticker on it. I just put it in a heavy frame. I'll see how that goes.license plates tend to crack and break.
I had that solved until I came to Mississippi and got a flat piece of aluminum with a sticker on it. I just put it in a heavy frame. I'll see how that goes.license plates tend to crack and break.
No swelling noted - the lid would reattach if I was so inclined. However, you've identified another of my install's failure: the cage was bolted directly to the frame - solid mount. So, along with the supplied foam in the cage, the mounts will get some thick rubber isolatorsLithium battery cells that are electrically abused (or not) like to swell up.
A common failure. Can't tell if JP's swelled or not.
@grizld1 's point a good one, backyard engineers often fail to heed the lesson of Yamaha's extensive efforts to isolate critical electronics from (cough) repetitive back and forth motion, cuz well XS650's don't vibrate. Why Yamaha tended to bolt as much as it could to the rubber mounted battery box using battery mass as a damper.
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The up and down oscillation at the front of the motor lump tends to pivot on a lever arm of the heavy stationary transmission. Result is like a teeter totter, points aft of the tranmission get shaken like a rat by a terrier. the further aft you go the greater the amplitude. Why (even with) all the rubber mounts, tail lights, license plates tend to crack and break.
Some enterprising fellow should cast fresh silicone rubber battery box mounts, those old rock hard rubber pads now do little of their intended job.... ;^)
I still think you did a great job. Yamaha had a team of engineers and technicians to get it right. You built a new motorcycle with their engine in it. BRAVO!No swelling noted - the lid would reattach if I was so inclined. However, you've identified another of my install's failure: the cage was bolted directly to the frame - solid mount. So, along with the supplied foam in the cage, the mounts will get some thick rubber isolators
"Backyard engineer" indeed; it was in a well lit air-conditioned shop
The battery cables have plenty of play. The new "top" is very secure. I'm reasonably certain it was a victim of vibration and shock from the roads. If it were sized into the factory designed cage (box) it would be isolated - my cage was rigid. My bad design - twas jesting about the foam.On your old battery, were the wires pulling on the battery terminals or did the lay naturally. Just wondering if the combination of vibrating and pulling would cause the top of the battery to break off? Does the top of the new battery seem secure?
Yeah it's gonna be a custom mount, I ripped out that hideously oversized hunk of a battery box and threw it on the ground!Unless it’s a custom mount why would you bother? I mean what are you gonna do with the extra space in the battery box, pack a sandwich? Lol
Have you got a link you can share so I can read more about this? I'm needing a small battery and anti gravity batteries are out of stock everywhere. This might be a good solution for me.This season I've been using a lifepo4 pack on my Suzuki LS650. I bought 8 26650 cells and taped them together in a 4s2p config. I would really like to try a single string of four cells for the XS. I'm guessing it's slightly easier to crank..