scoop
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:37 PM |
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Smallest battery?
What is the smallest battery i can get that will turn over a Pinto please guys?
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Vindi_andy
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:47 PM |
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try powervamp dry cell batteries
lots of turning power but no storage capacity
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:50 PM |
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Oddessy 25 type battery seems to be most popular
my Powervamp 25 (a copy of the oddessy) turns my high compression 2.1 pinto over without a problem....
link
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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scoop
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:52 PM |
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Hmmm no will need storage as well. I dont want to have charge it up all the time. Im using the original Banham one off of the donor sierra which isnt
too big but would like to use smaller if i can get away with it.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:55 PM |
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how much storage are we talking? I treat mine like any other car battery and it's fine - only time I had to recharge it was when I accidentally
left the lights on for about 4 hours.....
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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scoop
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 03:55 PM |
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£78 for a battery
I have to say i was thinking more along the lines of a conventional one just smaller.
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 04:00 PM |
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£78 isn't really that much is it?
amounts to a good night out!
how much would you pay for a 'normal' battery? just checked Halfrauds and they want £71.99 for a battery suitable for a 2.0l sierra...
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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philw
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 04:04 PM |
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I use an odyssey pc680 on my VX with no trouble at all, plus it saves about 10kgs in weight.
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scoop
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 04:08 PM |
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Christ is it? Just goes to show how long its been since i bought a battery then
Nice car dave. Just been looking through your archive.
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iank
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 04:48 PM |
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Halfords are, I think, rather expensive for batteries.
If you look here:
http://www.varta-automotive.com/index.php?id=11&no_cache=1
Click on the "VARTA BLACK dynamic" picture
and you find the smallest regular car battery is an A17 (207x175x175) assuming 360 amps cranking current is enough for your engine.
They are available for £35 (though cash only on collection sounds a little dodge ) from ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VARTA-BATTERY-A17-41AH-360A-BLACK-dynamic-type-063_W0QQitemZ280219967701QQihZ018QQcategoryZ9946QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksid
Zp1742.m153.l1262
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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chriscook
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 05:19 PM |
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I've got an EVX12170 from www.mdsbattery.co.uk its very small and starts my XE ok. I do keep it connected to an optimate but it seems to stand
up to a bit of abuse.
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tom windmill
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| posted on 19/5/08 at 06:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
Halfords are, I think, rather expensive for batteries.
Get a trade card 
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