Gary 7
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 04:31 PM |
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Lightweight batteries.
Found this on piston heads interesting idea for a locost lightweight battery. Loads on ebay under £30 notes.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=623932
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 04:39 PM |
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Odyssey PC680 Lightweight battery
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Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 05:14 PM |
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I swear by varley red-tops.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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RK
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 05:37 PM |
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Second the Odyssey PC680, but make sure you drive your car a lot to keep it charged. And don't leave it outside in negative temperatures... Mine
spent more time testing electrical circuits than driving in the car, so it wore out. I replaced it with a (relatively) huge PC925 which is, I think
more suitable for me.
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Gary 7
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 06:55 PM |
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Thanks for the response , but the thread is about using a cheap battery as used in pc backup ,gollf carts and the like .thats the type of battery the
guy has used.
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belgian2b
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 07:16 PM |
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Hello,
Give a look at this :
http://www.super-b.com/
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 07:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary 7
Thanks for the response , but the thread is about using a cheap battery as used in pc backup ,gollf carts and the like .thats the type of battery the
guy has used.
The same guy that says he pampers his car and then buys the cheapest and smallest SLA battery he can find for it? I wonder if his uses engine oil
from the pound shop as well...
These are the same ones used in many jump start packs, and they simply don't have sufficient CCA rating for larger engines IME. I doubt they
will take kindly at all to the charging currents a modern alternator can push out either - so don't let it get flat.
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spiderman
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 09:40 PM |
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pc680 battery £80+ on ebay. So where are the £30 ones and what are they called?
Spider
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Gary 7
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 10:23 PM |
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Do a ebay search for 12v 18ah battery for the same type the guy used in the piston head thread. I have not used one myself, ,just posted a link to
some.body that has.
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djtom
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 12:44 AM |
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Done exactly that in my car. 2l Zetec Turbo with an 18Ah Yuasa golf cart battery in it. Works perfectly, no problem with cranking at all. If I'm
leaving it laid up for any length of time (> 1 month) I put a trickle charger on it, but otherwise it gets the normal (ab)use the rest of the car
puts up with!
Very impressed so far. Think it cost me £23 delivered from ebay.
Tom
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Gary 7
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:05 PM |
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Good locost option then , cheers tom
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rdodger
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| posted on 22/3/12 at 08:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by Gary 7
Thanks for the response , but the thread is about using a cheap battery as used in pc backup ,gollf carts and the like .thats the type of battery the
guy has used.
The same guy that says he pampers his car and then buys the cheapest and smallest SLA battery he can find for it? I wonder if his uses engine oil
from the pound shop as well...
These are the same ones used in many jump start packs, and they simply don't have sufficient CCA rating for larger engines IME. I doubt they
will take kindly at all to the charging currents a modern alternator can push out either - so don't let it get flat.
Have a read of this thread. It details the rebuild of his Exige. I think pamper is an understatement.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=15&t=574785&mid=85125&nmt=Exige+S1+over%2Dwinter+Refresh
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