Fred,
I have gone the route of originality in most of my British cars (14) for many
years. Since I've stopped doing car show and driving them, I have switched to
Odyssey batteries. I have switched my BN1 and BN7 cars to single 12 v. These
batteries have a shelf life (at optimum temperature) of 4 years. The cranking
power is amazing and I've stored cars for 4- 5 months without any chargers or
maintainers. The cars start without any problems. Secondly, there is no battery
terminal corrosion, out-gassing or other damaging issues.
I have purchased the last 5 batteries from Amazon, using the Odyssey website
for guidance as to size, CCA, etc. You have to look carefully, as some
batteries come with terminals and others give you the options for attaching
cables (as for racing, etc).
Just MHO
Ben Cohen
Healeys, Lotus, E-Type, Elva
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Wescoe <fredwescoe at gmail.com>
To: healeys <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, Apr 20, 2018 12:18 pm
Subject: [Healeys] Batteries
I took a stroll thru the archives but not find difinitive answers to my hunt.
I need to replace a 2 year old Interstate battery in my BJ8. The archives
mention Interstate (I'm not impressed with them) and the gel based batteries.
What experiences have people had with dependability and longevity as well as
starting strength with batteries? Should I consider Diehard in the mix?
Thanks,
Fred,
66 BJ8
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