Batteries

[forplay]

Have a question on the 2 different types of batteries available for the Voyager XII. The standard lead acid or the gell batteries?
I am looking to purchase a new battery this week before I head off to Thunder in the Valley in Johnstown Pa. I have always used the lead acid batteries but they just don't seem to last more than a couple of years before I have to replace it. The second problem is the sensor. If I purchase a battery without the sensor the batt light will stay on. I recall a couple of years ago hearing about putting a resister in line with the sensor wire and connecting it to a possitive lead. If anyone has done this, what resister do I use?
Thanks for your help
Keith in Cleveland, Ohio

[The Count]

The resistor is already in the line near the sensor. Just cut the sensor off and strip the wire back and then attach it to the positive side of the battery.....

[Nathan (South Carolina)]

I left the sensor on and just spiced a wire to the end of the sensor and mounted it to the positive terminal of the battery, in case I ever decided to return to a lead acid battery.

[forplay]

Is the gel battery any better than the lead acid?
Keith

[Nathan (South Carolina)]

The advantage of the gel battery over the lead acid battery is that you don't have to check the fluid level because the gel battery is sealed.

[flip18436572]

I went to the sealed battery, as it looked to me like the PO had problems with the stock style and had acid on the engine in places. I have seen other Voyagers with a similar problem, so I decided to go with a sealed battery. And all I did was clip off the sensor and added a connector to put in on the positive side of the battery. I like the sensor for what it was 20+ years ago, but battery technology has improved much since then. Just like I would love to see a fuel injected Voyager at some point.