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Bob,
In a word NO, reproduction 17L tar-top batteries from Vintage Battery
Company are no longer available. They cannot get quality lead plates
anymore, and it seems that no one makes a maintenance free 6V battery that
will fit into their reproduction Lucas cases. They still make the slightly
taller battery that is used in the MGA which is a maintenance free battery
but it's slightly too tall to use in the 100s.
I've given up trying to work with their CEO, Dolores so if someone else
wants to contact them and see if they can get them to find a solution to
this problem... then be my guest.
Curt
On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 9:09 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
> Geez Michael ... You are a fanatic! ;)
>
> Aren't repro tartops available? And, don't forget your chemistry
> teacher's admonition: "For safety's sake, do as you oughter, add the acid
> to the water." The other way will cause serious splatter.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 2/13/2016 8:30 PM, Michael wrote:
>
> Consider this...
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=3D1307
> Michael S
> In sunny Queenstown, New Zealand
> ------------------------------
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
> Sent: =E2=80=8E14/=E2=80=8E02/=E2=80=8E2016 4:39 p.m.
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: LUCAS
>
> Nice coffee table pieces, but lead-acid batteries don't last sitting on
> the shelf. We bought some 6Vs for our BN2 that were aged and they crappe=
d
> out--wouldn't hold a charge--almost immediately.
>
>
> http://batteryguy.com/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-sealed-lead-acid-batter=
y_51_info.php
>
> Bob
>
> On 2/13/2016 4:10 PM, <dwflagg@juno.com>dwflagg@juno.com wrote:
>
> I am forwarding this post from Alan Bernstein to the list. He has 4
> original Lucas batteries that have been in dry storage for a number of
> years. The three black cased batteries have never been used and may be in
> the original boxes. The red cased battery he believes has been used. If y=
ou
> have an interest you can contact Alan directly. Thanks.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Doug
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Bob,<br><br></div>In a word NO, reproduction 17L=
tar-top batteries from Vintage Battery Company are no longer available.=C2=
=A0 They cannot get quality lead plates anymore, and it seems that no one m=
akes a maintenance free 6V battery that will fit into their reproduction Lu=
cas cases.=C2=A0 They still make the slightly taller battery that is used i=
n the MGA which is a maintenance free battery but it's slightly too tal=
l to use in the 100s.<br><br>I've given up trying to work with their CE=
O, Dolores so if someone else wants to contact them and see if they can get=
them to find a solution to this problem... then be my guest.<br><br></div>=
Curt<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 9:09 PM, Bob Spidell <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"=
mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>>=
</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
=20
=20
=20
<div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000">
Geez Michael ... You are a fanatic!=C2=A0 ;)<br>
<br>
Aren't repro tartops available?=C2=A0 And, don't forget your ch=
emistry
teacher's admonition: "For safety's sake, do as you oughte=
r, add the
acid to the water."=C2=A0 The other way will cause serious splatte=
r.<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
<br>
Bob</font></span><div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
<br>
<div>On 2/13/2016 8:30 PM, Michael wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
=20
<div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Consid=
er
this...<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=3D1307"; target=3D=
"_blank">http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=3D1307</a><br>
Michael S<br>
In sunny Queenstown, New Zealand </div>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<hr><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;fo=
nt-weight:bold">From: </span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;=
font-size:11pt"><a href=3D"mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"; target=3D"_blank">B=
ob
Spidell</a></span><br>
<span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-w=
eight:bold">Sent: </span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font=
-size:11pt">=E2=80=8E14/=E2=80=8E02/=E2=80=8E2016 4:39 p.m.</span><br>
<span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-w=
eight:bold">To: </span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-s=
ize:11pt"><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank"></a><=
a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.te=
am.net</a></span><br>
<span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-w=
eight:bold">Subject: </span><span style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;f=
ont-size:11pt">Re: [Healeys] Fw: LUCAS</span><br>
<br>
</div>
Nice coffee table pieces, but lead-acid batteries don't last
sitting on the shelf.=C2=A0 We bought some 6Vs for our BN2 that were
aged and they crapped out--wouldn't hold a charge--almost
immediately.<br>
<br>
<a href=3D"http://batteryguy.com/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-sealed-l=
ead-acid-battery_51_info.php" target=3D"_blank">http://batteryguy.com/what-=
is-the-shelf-life-of-a-sealed-lead-acid-battery_51_info.php</a><br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<div>On 2/13/2016 4:10 PM, <a href=3D"mailto:dwflagg@juno.com"; target=
=3D"_blank"></a><a href=3D"mailto:dwflagg@juno.com"; target=3D"_blank">dwfla=
gg@juno.com</a> wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div>I am forwarding this post from Alan Bernstein to the list.
He has 4 original Lucas batteries that have been in dry
storage for a number of years. The three black cased batteries
have never been used and may be in the original boxes. The red
cased battery he believes has been used. If you have an
interest you can contact Alan directly.=C2=A0 Thanks.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
</div>
<div>Doug</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
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