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Re: [Fot] Racing battery

To: Bill Tobin <william.tobin31@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing battery
From: Keith Files <keithfiles@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2015 07:29:31 +0000
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I have been running Varley Red Tops in my race TR6 for 20 years and more =
in the UK and never had to use a heavy duty =E2=80=98slave=E2=80=99 =
battery=E2=80=A6


> On 1 Dec 2015, at 03:11, Bill Tobin <william.tobin31@verizon.net> =
wrote:
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> Mine too!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 9:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing battery
>>=20
>> My crew is typically strapped in behind the wheel.=20
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:19 PM, R. John Lye <rjl@gt-classics.com =
>>=20
>>> You can get away with a very lightweight battery if you add a =
connector
>>> and use a regular heavy battery to start the car when its cold, then
>>> disconnect the battery when you go on track.  If you have a good
>>> crew with a little red wagon, they can even bring it to the grid and
>>> re-start the car there with the heavy battery for you.
>>> =20
>>> John
>>>=20
>>> On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 01:43:24 +0000, D V <explore8@outlook.com =
>>>> Thinking about replacing my battery with a lightweight sealed =
battery.=20
>>>>=20
>>>> Considering Varley Red Top. Any others I should look at? Pros and =
cons? Minimum CCA?
>>>>=20
>>>> Thanks
>>>>=20
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> Thanks,
>>> John
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class=3D"">I have been running Varley Red Tops in my race TR6 for 20 =
years and more in the UK and never had to use a heavy duty =E2=80=98slave=E2=
=80=99 battery=E2=80=A6<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On 1 Dec 2015, at 03:11, Bill Tobin &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:william.tobin31@verizon.net"; =
class=3D"">william.tobin31@verizon.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
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too!</font></div>
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  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial" class=3D"">----- Original Message =
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  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: =
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  <a title=3D"gblake58tr3@icloud.com" =
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  Blake</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial" class=3D""><b class=3D"">To:</b> <a =
title=3D"rjl@gt-classics.com" href=3D"mailto:rjl@gt-classics.com"; =
class=3D"">rjl@gt-classics.com</a> </div>
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class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a> </div>
  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial" class=3D""><b class=3D"">Sent:</b> =
Monday, November 30, 2015 9:24=20
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  <div style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial" class=3D""><b class=3D"">Subject:</b> =
Re: [Fot] Racing battery</div>
  <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>
  <div class=3D"">My crew is typically strapped in behind the =
wheel.&nbsp;<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Sent from=20
  my iPhone</div>
  <div class=3D""><br class=3D"">On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:19 PM, R. John =
Lye &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:rjl@gt-classics.com"; =
class=3D"">rjl@gt-classics.com</a>&gt;=20
  wrote:<br class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>
  <blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"">
    <div class=3D"">
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        PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; =
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</style><div class=3D"">You can get away with a very lightweight battery =
if you add a=20
    connector</div><div class=3D"">and use a regular heavy battery to =
start the car when its cold, then</div><div class=3D"">disconnect the =
battery when you go on track. &nbsp;If you have a good</div><div =
class=3D"">crew with a little red wagon, they can even bring it to the =
grid and</div><div class=3D"">re-start the car there with the heavy =
battery for you.</div><div class=3D"">&nbsp;<br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=3D"">John<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 01:43:24 +0000, D V &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:explore8@outlook.com"; =
class=3D"">explore8@outlook.com</a>&gt; wrote:</div>
    <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: =
5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" class=3D"" =
type=3D"cite">Thinking=20
      about replacing my battery with a lightweight sealed battery.=20
      <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Considering Varley Red Top. Any =
others I should look at? Pros and=20
      cons? Minimum CCA?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Thanks<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Sent from my=20
      iPhone<br =
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