I searched hi and low on the internet and could find nothing on either the
Surret or King batteries that fit your description.
Any additional help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
David Edwards
1954 3100 5 Window
-----Original Message-----
From: advent@thuntek.net <advent@thuntek.net>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, January 02, 2000 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 48 V Y2K
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|advent@thuntek.net wrote:
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|> I agree with Perry, but I must make a correction, with no malice in
|> mind. Deep cycle batteries do not have more cracking amps. In fact,
|> they have a lot less, the deep cycle will deliver 30 % less current
|> aprox, but for a longer period of time. The thing is, the car battery
|> are designed to give a lot of amps, but not for long. Car batteries
|> will sulfate sooner than a deep cycle battery, too when it sits in the
|> truck in need of a charge. The deep cycle will take much more abuse
|> all around than a car battery, because it has thicker plates and that
|> means more strength. And with than in mind that is why deep cycle
|> batteries have less cranking amps, because it has fewer plates. The
|> deep cycle is good if you play your stereo a lot without the engine
|> running. If you discharge a car a battery to 11 volt 40 times, it will
|> kill it! Or leave the battery in a discharged or low charge condition.
|> I use Exide 3600's in my solar electric generating system. I think for
|> the price they are the best value, even though they might only last
|> 3-5 years. The marine style battery is in between the car battery and
|> a deep cycle, so they give a little longer cranking amps, but falls
|> off before the deep cycle battery, but later than a car battery. Be
|> aware that most marine batteries are over rated in my opinion. Surret
|> or King (one in the USA and the other in Canada) makes a killer
|> battery, but costs around a 100 bucks or more! In 6 or 8 volts. It has
|> 3 or 4 cells and can be replaced individually. Also you can crack the
|> out housing and it won't leak, that is, because it is really 3 or 4
|> separate batteries wired in series in a common container, but each
|> cell in it's own container. They are warranted for 10 years and
|> usually last longer than that, some have gone 20 years! You get what
|> you pay for.
|>
|> Perry Smith wrote:
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|>> Hi all
|>> I had a similar problem with my 58, before you take the truck apart
|>> check in
|>> side the distributor and look at the internal ground wire. It runs
|>> from the
|>> Breaker plate to the distributor body usually at the vacum advance
|>> slide
|>> plate. I did it all plugs, timing, internal and external,(even
|>> replaced the
|>> timing gear set) wires, you name it. When I went to replace the
|>> points I found
|>> them burned. The ground wire had come loose and shorted out the
|>> points.
|>> On the subject of the 6 volt batteries, check out deep cycle 6 volt
|>>
|>> batteries. They are used extensively in the trucking industry,
|>> usally hooked
|>> up in a series and parallel, to provide huge cranking amps in 12
|>> volts for
|>> starting the engines, they are also used in trailers with lift gates
|>> hooked up
|>> in series to provide good power for the lift gate. Exide is one
|>> company that
|>> comes to mind.
|>>
|>> Perry Smith
|>> '58 GMC Fleetside
|>> Phoenix, Arizona
|>>
|>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
|>> 1959
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