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Mar 24, 2013 16:58:25 GMT
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hi everyone, i am trying to decide what battery to buy for my car,it needs to be small and so i thought about a varley 35 or odyssey equivalent.but it seems that these batteries have loads of cranking power for starting but not very much reserve for lights etc.anyone on here have any experience with these types of batteries?it will be fitted to my mk1 escort with zetec with basic power requirements(no huge lights,stereo etc).i want to be able to go on a long drive without worrying about lights going dim .please keep any replies simple as i am not very smart with electrics!
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too many toys..too little time...and usually too little money.
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 174
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It's not so much lights that kill it as they run off the alternator. What you need to make sure is that once it starts it isn't gonna keep cutting out, and that you do decent journeys before starts. I think when I had one in my Clio you'd get 3 start cycles in quick succession before it was flat as a fart. For that reason short journeys are a pain in the  . |
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Mar 25, 2013 18:55:40 GMT
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hmm,that prettymuch confirms my suspicions about having one on a `roadcar`.maybe i should just go with a conventional battery.shame really as i fancied a varley in a blingy bracket in the engine bay(that seems so sad now that i write it!).there is nothing worse than a flat battery,a couple of times i have had stylin rides that turned me from hero to zero at the worst possible times when they would not start!
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too many toys..too little time...and usually too little money.
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May 27, 2013 18:45:45 GMT
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Interesting..id wondered about one of these type batteries in the past as well (as i could neatly hide it under the boot floor!), but wasn't sure about the downsides...
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May 27, 2013 19:54:13 GMT
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Can't you mod under the rear seat area to take a battery like MGB and VW or fit one in the boot ?
Paul h
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