From:	gene	Electronic:	gene_underwood -A- hotmail.com
Subject:	RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Correct battery for 1949	Date:	Thu Mar 17 00:46:44 2011
Response to:	15463

holy crap what happened? the question was...what do i do? can I fix it? how? thanks in advance. Gene ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- hey there people...especially you Mutt! So, I have a battery. it is the one with orange logo and lettering, and part number 66001-47. my question or dilema is...it doesnt have a positive post sticking out. the negative one is there, but nothiing sticking out on the positiv ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- I not too sure that is a date code. I have a NOS H-1?(BigTwin ) battery, with the tag still on it that is dated 1-1-48 and it's green. I believe the orange painted battery came out about 55-56 and the logo battery that the repop case was made from I think came out sometime between 1960-62. ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- And here's the production date code off the bottom. I think it's 59 and later that are green. What's the code on the bottom of yours Robbie? ... Perry ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Actually Dave - I think the green bar and shield are the late ones not very early. Here's a photo of one I have kicking around ... Perry ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- Scott, 66001-47 is a Harley "H-3" battery, which also fits K and early Sportsters. V-Twin is the only supplier that I know of. Ten years ago, people complained that their batteries only lasted one season. Perhaps the quality has improved since then. Any one had more recent experience? I think most people use a plastic shell with a smaller battery inside - either a gel-cell or a wet-cell. Duane Taylor sells one, I think Leroy Lange does also. Check the "Parts" section for their contact info.