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scoop

posted on 19/5/08 at 03:37 PM Reply With Quote
Smallest battery?

What is the smallest battery i can get that will turn over a Pinto please guys?
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Vindi_andy

posted on 19/5/08 at 03:47 PM Reply With Quote
try powervamp dry cell batteries

lots of turning power but no storage capacity

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DaveFJ

posted on 19/5/08 at 03:50 PM Reply With Quote
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....

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scoop

posted on 19/5/08 at 03:52 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 19/5/08 at 03:55 PM Reply With Quote
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.....





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scoop

posted on 19/5/08 at 03:55 PM Reply With Quote
£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

posted on 19/5/08 at 04:00 PM Reply With Quote
£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...





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philw

posted on 19/5/08 at 04:04 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 19/5/08 at 04:08 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 19/5/08 at 04:48 PM Reply With Quote
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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chriscook

posted on 19/5/08 at 05:19 PM Reply With Quote
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

posted on 19/5/08 at 06:32 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by iank
Halfords are, I think, rather expensive for batteries.


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