Odyssey Batteries

[nubee]

I'm a long time lurker and first time poster.

I bought the recommended Odyssey battery (pc680mj) for 80 sg special but could not make it fit. It's just a little bit too tall. I checked the specks on the pc680. It's a little shorter but not recomened.

Anyone have experience with this type of battery and should I try to make pc680 (no metal jacket) work?

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PC 680MJ Specs:
· 680 cranking amps for 5 seconds
· 595 cranking amps for 10 seconds
· 525 cranking amps for 20 seconds
· Short circuit current over 1800A
· 17 amp hours
· 25 minute reserve capacity with 25amp load
· Female brass terminal w/M6 SS bolt
· With metal jacket
· Length 7.27"
· Width 3.12"
· Height 7.42"
· Weight 15.4 lb
PC 680 Specs:
· 680 cranking amps for 5 seconds
· 595 cranking amps for 10 seconds
· 525 cranking amps for 20 seconds
· 17 amp hours
· Short circuit current over 1800A
· 25 minute reserve capacity with 25amp load
· Female brass terminal w/M6 SS bolt
· Length 7 1/16"
· Width 2 15/16"
· Height 6 9/16"
· Weighs less than 14.5 lbs

[xschop]

if it fits

I got the same type battery for a project and it has awesome cranking power. if the non metal jacket fits. I would highly recommed getting it. you can mount the sealedbaterries however you want and they don't leak acid all over your frame....my 2Cntz

[papanovember]

I just put one in my 79F standard. It fits in there, but I do not have the plastic base tray. I didn't have a problem with the height. It is shorter(lenghtwise) than the standard Yuasa that I had in there before. I used a piece of 1x2 to keep it from sliding back. Maybe your special battery tray is different from the standards?