Cheffy
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| posted on 19/3/14 at 09:27 PM |
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Is this battery & box a good deal?
Evening all,
Looking for a battery and battery box and was gonna go for an Odyssey PC680 and then find a box to fit - possibly a box from OBP.
However, I've just found this on Ebay:-
PVR 22 Clubsport Race Battery + Bracket Caterham Westfield Locost Tiger FREE P&'P
Running a 2.0l Zetec Blacktop. Would this battery be up to the job? Price for battery and bracket is very good, and as far as I'm aware
Powervamp are decent batteries.
TIA,
Mart.
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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AdrianH
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| posted on 19/3/14 at 09:42 PM |
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Max charge current is 6 Amps, so how it would do after a period of cranking the engine when the alternator could give a considerable charge.
Not sure how it would damage the battery over time, but doubt if it would be good.
just my view of course.
Adrian
Just had a look at the odyssey battery and that has a 6 Amp rate according to some tech blurb I had to search fr.
So perhaps not that much different.
No just gone through it again and the odyssey battery seems to cope with large inrush currents, so I give up.
[Edited on 19-3-14 by AdrianH]
[Edited on 19-3-14 by AdrianH]
Why do I have to make the tools to finish the job? More time then money.
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adithorp
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| posted on 19/3/14 at 10:23 PM |
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I've had a smaller version of that on my car for the last 7years. Never missed a beat. It's only turning an R1 over but stands for a few
months occasionally with the battery cut off ON and the immobiliser and ECU drawing some (tiny) current and it flys over every time.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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19sac65
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 04:36 AM |
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Just bought one for my westfield
I asked the same question on the forum and got good reviews from owners,some using them on high comp highly tuned engines
A trickle charger over winter might prolong life but as far as powers concerned its winding my zetec over perfectly
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jossey
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 08:30 AM |
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Me too ordered :-)
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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samjc
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 08:41 AM |
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Brothers bought me one for birthday next month. Look on the sellers sale items as he doe same deal for £73 with trickle/maintenance charger.
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theduck
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 12:48 PM |
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Do these batteries use different terminal connectors to a normal car battery?
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scimjim
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 02:06 PM |
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from the ebay ad:
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theduck
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 02:34 PM |
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Can't read that on my phone, will check on laptop later.
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theduck
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 03:36 PM |
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For anyone else who has only scanned the main advert, they also sell an adaptor Cs22 to use normal battery clamps
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Cheffy
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 03:56 PM |
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Now ordered - complete kit with charger
Thanks for all the feedback and info chaps.
Mart.
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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19sac65
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 06:09 PM |
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I bought new battery leads with ring terminals
Ive heard mixed reviews re the adaptors to a standard clamp
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Cheffy
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| posted on 20/3/14 at 06:46 PM |
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quote:
Ive heard mixed reviews re the adaptors to a standard clamp
Yea, I'm making up my own cables anyway so gonna stick with ring terminals.
Mart.
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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scutter
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| posted on 29/3/14 at 06:43 PM |
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Sorry to jump on this thread, but do we think this battery would have the muscle to turn over a 3.0 Alfa engine?
Regards Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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karlak
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| posted on 30/3/14 at 02:57 PM |
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Would this be suitable for a Duratec powered MK ?
MK Indy - 2litre Duratec - Omex 600 - Jenvey throttle bodies - ETB DigiDash2
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Cheffy
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 05:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scutter
Sorry to jump on this thread, but do we think this battery would have the muscle to turn over a 3.0 Alfa engine?
Regards Dan.
Daniel, you can always borrow this one and try it out. But I'm sure you already thought of that!
Mart.
Farts are like Rock'n'Roll. You love your own but you hate everybody else's. Lemmy, Motorhead.
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scutter
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| posted on 31/3/14 at 06:04 PM |
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Would I.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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