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AC Owners Club Forum => Mk IV, Superblower, CRS and other Continuation Cars Forum => Topic started by: twogreens on March 23, 2008, 20:35:49

Title: Replacement Battery
Post by: twogreens on March 23, 2008, 20:35:49

The battery in my Mark IV has given up the ghost in the winter weather.  Does anyone have any recommendations for a good replacement?
   
   Regards to All
   
   Two Greens

Title: Replacement Battery
Post by: jbottini on March 23, 2008, 21:12:54

If available in your area..Optima...never needs care, relatively compact ..good cca. Jim

Title: Replacement Battery
Post by: Jan_AC_MKIV_1227 on March 24, 2008, 18:07:26

Hey Two Greens,
      I installed an Optima red top and in the winter start the car once a month, the optima has never let me down, a great battery.  WE NEED WARM WEATHER, I miss driving the car..
   
   Jan

Title: Replacement Battery
Post by: Robin A Woolmer on March 24, 2008, 18:40:22

You might wish to consider an alternative battery by Hawker which is the 'Odyssey' range which are available in USA & UK, i use these on my Massey Ferguson tractor as well as modern cars, they have a very high cranking ampere rate & do stand long storage & multiple deep discharging offering significant life.
   Odeyssey PC925 is £106 +vat in UK & i believe lower in USA, the PC1200 is £123 +vat the number equating to the cranking amps for 5-seconds.
   look on web site ' www.active-robots.com ' in UK & there will be an equivalent one in USA, this site gives the specifications & dimensions.
   I will not buy ordiary batteries ever again.
   
   regards
   
   Robin

Title: Replacement Battery
Post by: runt on March 24, 2008, 19:04:54

And; definitely invest in an 'Accumate' charger; these will whack your battery round to 13v even if really low, well worth the money.
   
   Paul/runt.[:)]

Title: Replacement Battery
Post by: Robin A Woolmer on March 25, 2008, 17:20:55

Best Battery charger to suit the Odyssey bateries is CTEK XS3600 @ £48 +vat or CTEK XS7000 @ £84 +vat & can be supplied by Active-Robots also!
   Very versitile to use & will do maintenance duty in the winter months.
   
   Robin

Title: Replacement Battery
Post by: Baron Samoth on July 29, 2008, 23:41:16

Hi Fans
   The most important thing to remember, there is no such thing as a "Maintenance Free Battery" unless it is gel filled. It is worth devising a method of checking the electrolyte level even despite the difficulty on a MKIV CRS. Over the years (50) I have found all batteries need routine maintenance.
   The Baron