[Tigers] Correct battery sizing

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When I buy batteries for my vehicles I just measure and put in the largest  
size that will fit.  Starting in Vermont winters the Cold Cranking Amps is  
very  important. Possibly cars in the hot climates need something  
different. 
 
Once I went into Sears to buy a battery for a Volvo.  I looked at  their 
size chart and picked out the largest that would fit in the tray and under  
the hood.  The salesman told me he couldn't sell me that battery because it  
wasn't the one for my car.  I asked why that made a difference.  He  said 
once they let someone put in the wrong battery and the car blew up. By now  I 
realized the guy wasn't too sharp and asked for the manager. The  manager was 
giving me basically the same answer and the story about the  explosion.  
 
I asked how a 12V battery could cause an explosion in a system designed for 
 12 V. The answer was that the replacement battery was too tall and when 
the  customer shut the hood it shorted out.  That made sense. After I 
explained  that I had checked all measurements including the height, he let me buy 
the one  that I wanted.
 
So, my theory is that if you have room and need a little more traction in  
the rear, put in one those big honking, heavy truck batteries. When you  
turn the key, you will almost feel the car jump;-) 
Mark L
 
 
In a message dated 2/14/2013 4:48:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tiger-65 at sbcglobal.net writes:

How  about the CCA for your battery?
I got 1,000 cca from O'Reiley....Since it's  located in the trunk, you need 
all
the power you can get!

--- On  Thu, 2/14/13, Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:


From:  Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Correct  battery sizing
To: "'Tiger Man'" <Tigerman67 at hotmail.com>,  tigers at autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013, 1:27  PM


Steve
I have an Interstate MT-34 battery in my  Tiger.

Seems to me there was also an optional battery listed that was a  little
longer.  You would have to look to see if that optional battery  is still
available.

MT-34 case is 6 3/4"W x 10 1/4"L x 7"H
Tiger  battery plastic tray is 6 15/16"W x 11 3/16"L

Ron  Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From:  tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On  Behalf Of Tiger Man
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 3:59 PM
To:  tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Correct battery  sizing


Was looking to pick up a new battery for the tiger.   Current battery that 
is
in it is an Interstate 24-50.  I thought I  remember that group 24 was the
original size, but I can't remember what  reference I found that in.

Poking around, it looks like group 24 is  available, it isn't very common
anymore except in marine  batteries.

Looking at the optima site, they pulled up a size 34 battery  for the 
Sunbeam
tiger.

Since I'm not really worried about concourse,  Is group 34 that what other
people are running as a practical matter?   Or is there another size that
makes more  sense?

Thanks,
Steve
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