Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the feed back and discussion. I am going to purchase the
Odysessy PC925L. Since Dan is happy with his battery and the Odysessy PC925L
is a little larger ... I should be fine. So far, the battery cost is from
115.00 and above. I hope to locate some battery cables that will work. I want
the type that will screw into the sockets.
Thanks again,
Paul Souza
69 2000
Vacaville, CA
Daryl Smith <drlsmith@telus.net> wrote:
Check out: http://www.landiss.com/battery.htm
Excerpt:
" Older vehicles with voltage regulators set at about 14.0 volts simply will
not fully charge lead/calcium or hybrid batteries. Stories abound of cars
with older regulators leaving their owners stranded on cold mornings shortly
after a "new, improved, maintenance-free" battery was installed. Even two
weeks of sitting in the garage, with no load other than the electric clock
and burglar alarm, can discharge a battery if the voltage regulator
prevented it from being properly charged."
Seems a newer battery may also require some adjustment of our regulators for
best service life!
My system checks out at about 13.8 volts when running...........
Daryl
(currently using a 5 year old AC Delco 55R)
From:
Subject: Re: Odysessy PC925L
>I had bad results with a West Coast battery as well, went through two
>before
> I gave up (they did honor the warranty on the first) and now I use a
> cheapie
> from Costco 51R I think, that works much better. It mounted in the
> engine
> compartment.
>
> Remember, its not like it will make the car faster if the battery costs
> $150
> vs $35.
>
> Gary
>
> In a message dated 7/9/2006 7:09:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> pjhorne@mail.utexas.edu writes:
>
> I don't have the beginning of this thread, so I will jump in at this
> point. It is not in response to Dan's post.
>
> In the past I used West Coast Battery Miata batteries with initial good,
> and long term bad results and was wondering if anyone has used these
> Odesessy batteries in the engine compartment.
>
> The Miata batteries are intended to be mounted in the trunk, away from
> engine heat. I installed one in the normal battery location in my 67.5
> 1600. My main reason was to get a smaller battery that would allow
> easier access to that side of the engine. I loved the battery. It worked
> fine and gave access. All that changed about 11 months later when it
> would not hold a charge. A call to the manufacturer, where I bought the
> battery, got me a replacement, no charge. I told them where I had the
> battery and they didn't think it caused the failure. 2nd battery did
> better, I got about 15 months out of it before it died. I did not call
> them back again because I still think the engine compartment heat is
> what caused them to die. The end of the battery nearest the front of the
> car on both batteries started out flat, and by the time the battery
> failed had bowed in about 1/4". I assume this did some internal damage
> to the battery.
>
> I will soon be in the market for a new battery and, from the information
> I have seen on the Odesessy battery, am considering getting one, but
> wonder how will it will hold up to the heat. I think most tuners
> relocate their batteries out of the engine compartment. Has anyone on
> the list used one of these batteries for extended periods in high
> temperature environments?
>
> Peace,
> Pat
>
> Dan Zubkoff wrote:
>
>>This battery is also pretty well priced...I bought
>>mine via Ebay and had it shipped. Because the CCA
>>aren't real high, probably wouldn't be a good battery
>>for cold weather roadsters. But, for the California
>>crowd, it should work well.
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