Availability of 6 Volt Batteries in UK

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Availability of 6 Volt Batteries in UK

Postby JFL » Sat Jul 04, 2015 4:21 am

I am finding it increasingly difficult to source a quality 6 volt battery for my TS150 in the UK. Few suppliers now stock decent VARTA, YUASA OR BOSCH.
The battery ref is 6V11A-3A which is 6 volt 12 amp/hr.
Any suggestions for quality alternatives and sources?
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Re: Availability of 6 Volt Batteries in UK

Postby DAVID THOMPSON » Sat Jul 04, 2015 12:09 pm

here in the usa a lot of kids riding toys have 6v battery
they may have them in a big enough pack to get the ah you need
u used them for years on my old 6volt bmw bikes
you can use Anderson power pole connectors to adapt it ham radio stores usually have them
or a farmers supply place lot of fence shockers use a 6volt gell cell
do a Google search in England or USA for
6 volt sla
may have to parallel 2 of them to get the current you need
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Re: Availability of 6 Volt Batteries in UK

Postby andy288 » Sat Jul 04, 2015 1:36 pm

The Battery Shop
http://thebatteryshop.co.uk/index.asp?function=search

Depending on your location you probably will find cheaper locally.

Have used 6N11-3A on previous 6volt MZ's with no problems by the way!
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Re: Availability of 6 Volt Batteries in UK

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Re: Availability of 6 Volt Batteries in UK

Postby MZFred » Sun Jul 19, 2015 3:04 am

I have just replaced one on my Supa 5 with a 13 amp 6volt battery from County Battery of Kirkby in Ashfield Nottinghamshire. Spot on quick delivery and a good choice of 6 volt batteries of different size and power out put. I must admit the one I chose was a tight fit so have to remove seat to fit/remove but the extra power does help with issues around night time running (lights indicators) and starting.
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Re: Availability of 6 Volt Batteries in UK

Postby ericetz301 » Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:31 am

hi ya,
Here in the UK, I had no problem finding 6 Volt batteries on Ebay all shapes and sizes. not forgetting the sealed ones used in the intruder/burglar alarm control panels.
cheers Eric.
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