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Re: Batteries on two-seaters.

To: Editorgary@aol.com
Subject: Re: Batteries on two-seaters.
From: healeydoc@verizon.net
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 18:01:18 -0700
Gary, we know have a kit that will install a Gell sell battery in place 
of one of the 6 volt batterys.
The kit is complete with a Optima 12 volt battery, bradkets and all the 
hardware.

David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialis.com

On Apr 15, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Editorgary@aol.com wrote:

> Well, my two Interstate six-volt batteries that I installed in the car 
> for
> concours judging sometime in the early '90s finally got too pooped to 
> start the
> car every time, so I replaced them last week. Horror of horrors, I 
> took my own
> advice to non-concours owners and replaced them with one 12-volt 
> battery,
> mounted on the same brackets and in the same tray on the passenger 
> side as I had
> originally used for one of the six-volts.
> Only challenge in doing this is that no one can cross-reference 
> batteries by
> size. So I took the appropriate measurements -- the original trays 
> will hold a
> battery measuring eight inches long and seven inches wide, and the car 
> can
> hold a battery a maximum of about nine inches high. (the 4-cylinder 
> cars might
> be a touch shorter.
> So, I wandered one of the battery stores measuring batteries until I 
> found
> the appropriate size, which turns out to be a "Type 26" or "Type 26R" 
> -- so if
> you want to buy the same thing, and are afflicted with a store that 
> doesn't
> keep the batteries out on open shelves, just ask for that type. BTW, 
> Optima does
> not make a battery that will fit the original tray.
>
> Cheers
> Gary




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