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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@outlook.com> wrote:
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> I thought about that but my crew is the same as Gregs.=20
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:24 PM, Greg Blake <gblake58tr3@icloud.com =
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>> My crew is typically strapped in behind the wheel.=20
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:19 PM, R. John Lye <rjl@gt-classics.com =
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>>> You can get away with a very lightweight battery if you add a =
connector
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>>> and use a regular heavy battery to start the car when its cold, then
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>>> disconnect the battery when you go on track. If you have a good
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>>> crew with a little red wagon, they can even bring it to the grid and
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>>> re-start the car there with the heavy battery for you.
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>>> John
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>>> On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 01:43:24 +0000, D V <explore8@outlook.com =
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>>> Thinking about replacing my battery with a lightweight sealed =
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>>> Considering Varley Red Top. Any others I should look at? Pros and =
cons? Minimum CCA?
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>>> Thanks
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>>> Sent from my iPhone
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class=3D"">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!<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Mike</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:33 PM, D V <<a =
href=3D"mailto:explore8@outlook.com"; =
class=3D"">explore8@outlook.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D"">I thought about that =
but my crew is the same as Gregs. <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Sent =
from my iPhone</div><div style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:24 PM, Greg Blake <<a =
href=3D"mailto:gblake58tr3@icloud.com"; =
class=3D"">gblake58tr3@icloud.com</a>> wrote:<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">My crew is typically strapped in behind the wheel. <br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Sent from my iPhone</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">On Nov 30, 2015, at 8:19 PM, R. John Lye <<a =
href=3D"mailto:rjl@gt-classics.com"; class=3D"">rjl@gt-classics.com</a>>=
wrote:<br class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><p class=3D"">You can get away with a very =
lightweight battery if you add a connector</p><p class=3D"">and use a =
regular heavy battery to start the car when its cold, then</p><p =
class=3D"">disconnect the battery when you go on track. If you =
have a good</p><p class=3D"">crew with a little red wagon, they can even =
bring it to the grid and</p><p class=3D"">re-start the car there with =
the heavy battery for you.</p><div class=3D""> <br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=3D"">John<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">On Tue, 1 Dec 2015 01:43:24 +0000, D V <<a =
href=3D"mailto:explore8@outlook.com"; =
class=3D"">explore8@outlook.com</a>> wrote:</p><blockquote =
style=3D"border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; =
border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; =
margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;" class=3D"">Thinking about =
replacing my battery with a lightweight sealed battery.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Considering Varley Red Top. Any others I should look at? Pros =
and cons? Minimum CCA?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Thanks<br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Sent from my iPhone<br =
class=3D"">_______________________________________________<br =
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