The important thing to remember here is that we all are stronger than what
we thought. Our batteries weigh about 40 lbs, but we all estimated them at
6-20 lbs. Of course, the other explanation is that we all have that twisted
optimism that marks the owner of an lbc.
>From: "Lawrie Alexander" <>
>
>Let's see, Bill, I could lie and say it was a typo (should have been 36lbs),
>or I could just 'fess up and say that was the worst guesstimate I've made
>for a long time. Larry Hoy took me to task over the same thing so I weighed
>a couple of batteries today at work: 40lbs for a Group 24, 36lbs for a Group
>26. So a "fess-up" it has to be................!
>
>In my TD race-car a few (sheesh, actually a whole bunch!) years ago, I ran a
>rider mower battery. That one really did weigh less than 10 lbs, and it held
>up for the nine years I owned the car. Never had trouble starting the
>engine, either, despite the high compression!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Lawrie
Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
http://www.emory.edu/molvis
"Seeing the Future in a Very Tiny Way"
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