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Any advice on a starting battery and rectifier/regulator for a 1990 Force 120HP

gica69

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I had a stator fail on one of my twin 120HP. I have a Sea 7650 Add-A-Battery System with ACR and Battery Switch and a AGM battery for stater and a deep cycle for accessories. I was told the AGM is not recommended for the CDI stater. Stater measure 0.5V DVA and open resistance, brown/yellows and brown/blues to ground 3.5V so not per specs. Stator is done even though it is new.
What lead acid battery is good and what rectifier that also has a regulator. The cheap Chinas on Amazon don't last.

Link to videos of the battery system set ups for port and starboard

 
The batteries from Auto Zone or Advance Auto(Die Hard) will work.
When I moved to Fl. in 2008 my boat 1988 Bayliner 21ft. twin 85hp. No room for any more batteries.
I ran both motors off the 2 batteries and a good switch.
I had Wallyworld batteries, twin 850CCA they lasted almost 10 years 3 years in Michigan and the rest in Fl.
I replaced them both with the same batteries 1000CCA These new ones lasted 3 and 4 years before needing replaced :(
My van needed a battery, my neighbor had a discount at Advance. Bought a 850CCA Diehard. It's 4 years old now.
My wife's Toyota's batteries lasted just about 3 years. Toyota Battery?? Don't know who makes them.
Usually the more they cost the longer they last, goes for the switches too. Never had trouble with Wallyworld batteries.
 
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