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Luegolover
Joined: 02 Mar 2017
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Location: London
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 Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:41 pm Post subject: what power battery? |
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Hello,
I am going from a twin 6V to 1 12V battery for my Healey BN1 along with a switch to -ve earth.
I need to buy a battery but I have no idea what spec suits my var, does anybody knows?
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Steve |
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alanb
Joined: 10 Sep 2012
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Location: Berkshire.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 11:17 am Post subject: |
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Get the biggest, highest amp battery that will fit, it will save you money in the long run. Lincoln batteries web site has a chart with all the battery specs and sizes that will help you to decide.
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Peter_L
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Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: what power battery? |
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| Luegolover wrote: | Hello,
I am going from a twin 6V to 1 12V battery for my Healey BN1 along with a switch to -ve earth.
I need to buy a battery but I have no idea what spec suits my var, does anybody knows?
Regards
Steve |
Hi Steve. As well as size, as per Alan's post, watch for cable orientation and vertical clearance, such as the bonnet. Then there is securing the battery in place. |
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Rick
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: what power battery? |
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| peterwpg wrote: | | Luegolover wrote: | Hello,
I am going from a twin 6V to 1 12V battery for my Healey BN1 along with a switch to -ve earth.
I need to buy a battery but I have no idea what spec suits my var, does anybody knows?
Regards
Steve |
Hi Steve. As well as size, as per Alan's post, watch for cable orientation and vertical clearance, such as the bonnet. Then there is securing the battery in place. |
Also check the positioning of the two terminals (+ and -) if your HT cables are such that they wouldn't reach if the two terminals switched sides.
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Peter_L
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Location: New Brunswick. Canada.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Rick... HT cables ? |
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Phil - Nottingham
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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063 will be more than adequate
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jp928
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:17 am Post subject: |
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My best experience with batteries in new Japanese cars has been with Panasonic batteries lasting over 5 years, well over average for Oz made units. Not widely available here, but worth looking for.
See this page for some useful UK info
https://www.puretyre.co.uk/car-battery-specification-chart/
Sadly it doesnt seem to tell you what the terminal orientation is. My Subaru runs a 55D23L - 540 CCA, Neg pole on Left with poles at front. Annoying that codes are not universal. DIN spec units seem to be low profile, but longer, as in DIN88 (88Ah) in Porsche.
IN general, as above, biggest that will fit in space available.
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badhuis
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Location: Netherlands
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:18 am Post subject: |
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| jp928 wrote: | | My best experience with batteries in new Japanese cars has been with Panasonic batteries lasting over 5 years, well over average for Oz made units. |
Quite surprising, this. In my experience batteries last much longer. I have an old heavy Varta which must be over 12 years old and still works well in the car it is in at the moment.
And then there is the one in the X-type on which the Jaguar specialist commented that it was still the original - nearly 15 years old! But I have to say he remarked upon it because he recommended to change it.
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alanb
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Modern batteries last a long time if kept charged. My son has just had to replace the original battery on my old 2001 Mercedes c class estate, since he took it over last year it doesn't get regular use and he has allowed the battery to go flat a couple of times otherwise I think it would still be ok.
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lowdrag
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Location: Le Mans
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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| In the last 18 years I have replaced one battery on the three cars, ad that was two years back when the Red Top gel battery gave up the ghost. The E-type one is still going strong after 21 years. None are charged over the winter, but are disconnected though. |
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jp928
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Location: Australia
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Well , cooler temps there must help battery life! Have never seen better than 7 years out of a car battery. In Saudi I had a genuine German made Varta drop a cell and die inside a year - and no warranty! Replacement locally made unit lasted well though.
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jp928
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Dont forget to check the coil LT connections - if they are marked + and - it is polarity sensitive and may misbehave if fed the wrong polarity - BTDT. Maybe the condenser needs looking at as well.
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