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Dave Parks

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Engine Battery
« on: March 10, 2013, 02:21:44 PM »
What are the specs (capacity, size ?) needed to replace the engine batteries - 2006 Beaver Monterey C-9?  Thx.  Dave

Edward Buker

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Re: Engine Battery
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2013, 07:52:27 PM »
Take some measuremenst and you can verify online what it is. Most likely a Group 31.

Later Ed

Craig Rollins

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Re: Engine Battery
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2013, 09:02:32 PM »
The manual for our 2005 Monterey with the CAT C9 engine states 2 each Group 31P-MHD 12 Volt batteries connected in parallel at 950 Cold Cranking Amps.

Joel Ashley

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Re: Engine Battery
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 12:01:21 AM »
Ditto for our '06 Monterey as what Craig reports.  Reserve capacity 195 minutes at 25 amps at 80 degrees F.  That and the 950 CCA are the minimum;  larger specs are acceptable.

Our original batteries are still good, but in checking my stats for you, I see we have a 140 amp alternator where I thought it was a 160.  All the more reason to make sure you use the genset to recharge things before leaving a dry camp;  driving off and overtaxing the alternator following an extended dry camp is the fastest way to ruin it.

Joel
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Clackamas, Oregon
36.9 ft. 2006 Monterey Ventura IV, aka"Monty Rae"
C9 400HP Cat