[Fot] Racing battery

[Mike Munson]

I use a 15# Braille gel cell. Found out by mistake that you have to charge them with a pulse type charger like a CTek and never let the battery discharge all the way. I was using a 38 # gel cell so it dropped 23# out of the car. Way better than putting the driver on a diet!

Mike

> On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:33 PM, D V <explore8 at outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> I thought about that but my crew is the same as Gregs. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:24 PM, Greg Blake <gblake58tr3 at icloud.com <mailto:gblake58tr3 at icloud.com>> wrote:
> 
>> My crew is typically strapped in behind the wheel. 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:19 PM, R. John Lye <rjl at gt-classics.com <mailto:rjl at gt-classics.com>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> John
>>> 
>>> On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 01:43:24 +0000, D V <explore8 at outlook.com <mailto:explore8 at outlook.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thinking about replacing my battery with a lightweight sealed battery. 
>>> 
>>> Considering Varley Red Top. Any others I should look at? Pros and cons? Minimum CCA?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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