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Title: What are the battery specs for the D.T 300
Post by: Joe7911 on June 19, 2013, 01:39:18 AM
My DT only has 900 miles and 3 times the battery failed to start. The battery is a brand I don't know but it's not a Kymco. Is it supposed to be a Kymco and my dealer put a cheaper one, or do I just have bad luck?
Does anyone know the specs for the battery other than 12v?
Appreciate any help or suggestions, I'm taking bike to the dealer tomorrow.
Title: Re: What are the battery specs for the D.T 300
Post by: de-dee on June 19, 2013, 04:05:36 AM
   12 volt 10 amp hour is what came with mine ,. I live in canada ,. if you live down south they may come with lighter batterys
Title: Re: What are the battery specs for the D.T 300
Post by: Vivo on June 19, 2013, 06:05:04 AM
Get the biggest that will fit your battery compartment... your scoot will love you for that...   ;)

In my Super 8, I had a 7amp... I switched to a 9amp... it's just around half an inch taller...
Title: Re: What are the battery specs for the D.T 300
Post by: ophelia on June 19, 2013, 05:42:54 PM
Do you ride your bike year round? Batteries like being fully charged. Wire up a Battery Tender Jr. if you store it in the off-season.

Are you sure the seat is securely latched when you park the bike? The seat light will slowly drain the battery if you don't latch the seat properly. The MET-IN light is a handy indicator on the dash.

Kymco bike batteries differ in the region that they're sold.
Title: Re: What are the battery specs for the D.T 300
Post by: Joe7911 on June 19, 2013, 08:32:06 PM
Today I went to the dealer the Battery is a "Parts Unlimited" they claim that the Kymco battery was dead so they used the one is supposed to be as good or better. I don't believe it, but on the way home from my 53 mile trek I stopped for gas and then the bike refused to start just turned over and over the 3 rd try the starter got stuck and would not stop even with key out of bike, Kill switch nothing worked till battery ran down. I had it towed back to the dealer and wait till they figure what the problem is.
As for the seat it is the one thing I always double check to make sure the light is off.
Title: Re: What are the battery specs for the D.T 300
Post by: de-dee on June 20, 2013, 01:17:35 AM
   the dealer will change the starter relay,. and thats the fix ,  it seems to lock in a closed circut and wont let go,.  fryed my battery too,.  it does a dead short, and no fuse in that line,. 
Title: Re: What are the battery specs for the D.T 300
Post by: Joe7911 on June 20, 2013, 06:59:23 AM
That's probably what they are going to do, but could have been avoided by replacing the battery like I wanted. They wanted me to leave the bike for several days to run test on battery.
They already said that starter relay getting stuck was probably a weak battery. I told them that the battery should be at least 10 amps, so I will see what they say later.

UPDATE:  I got the bike back from the dealer. They replaced the battery and starter relay. Bike running fine now. They replaced the battery with another Parts Unlimited AGM battery.
I had email Kymco they said the only specs they had for the DT 300i was 12 Volt and 10 Amp for the battery.

KYMCO replied with this today:
Battery type is a YT12A-BS and specs are 12V 10AH.
So that everyone that owns a DT 300i now knows what battery to get, According to dealer you can also get a 14Amp the long as it is the same size.