TA batteries

[told339rig290]

What do the members recommend for 6 volt batteries to be fitted to a 1938 TA? Any help will be gratefully received.

[Terry Sanders]

Skip Kelsey carries MGA 6v batteries with the mounting ears that fit right in to the two brackets. Terry in Oakland told339rig290 told339rig290@yahoo.com> wrote: What do the members recommend for 6 volt batteries to be fitted to a 1938 TA? Any help will be gratefully received. Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Paroor]

Hi Mr.xxxx?, 6 volt batteries are not that good for so many reasons. First of all you need two of those in the rear of the TA. Two 6V batteries are heavier than one 12 V battery. Two 6V batteries are costlier than one 12 V battery. 6V batteries discharge faster than 12 V batteries. You need a long current cable having some resistance ? There a unnecessary connection from one battery to the second one. No body is going to see them, at least very rare. Now a days it is better to go for a gel battery it is maintenance free, weighs less. It is only my way of thinking. Madhu -----Urspr ngliche Nachricht----- Von: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com]Im Auftrag von told339rig290 Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2005 15:55 What do the members recommend for 6 volt batteries to be fitted to a 1938 TA? Any help will be gratefully received.

[Peter Roberts]

Madhu, Agreed on gel batteries. Just put one in the TC....and the OP are welcome to be appalled. _Peter

----- Original Message ----- From: "Paroor" paroor@t-online.de> To: "told339rig290" told339rig290@yahoo.com>; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:30 AM Subject: AW: [mg-tabc] TA batteries > Hi Mr.xxxx?, > > 6 volt batteries are not that good for so many reasons. > First of all you need two of those in the rear of the TA. > Two 6V batteries are heavier than one 12 V battery. > Two 6V batteries are costlier than one 12 V battery. > 6V batteries discharge faster than 12 V batteries. > You need a long current cable having some resistance ? > There a unnecessary connection from one battery to the second one. > No body is going to see them, at least very rare. > > Now a days it is better to go for a gel battery it is maintenance free, > weighs less. > > It is only my way of thinking. > Madhu > > > > -----Urspr ngliche Nachricht----- > Von: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com]Im Auftrag > von told339rig290 > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2005 15:55 > > What do the members recommend for 6 volt batteries to be fitted to a > 1938 TA? Any help will be gratefully received. > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >

[Jeff Redman]

G'day, FWIW, I became sick and tired of replacing 6v batteries, one by one, on TA2828. Grossly underused, the poor old thing spends it time with the charger on trickle. Under-use is not good for the car or its batteries (accumulators). Technology has come a long way and modern batteries, of incredibly compact size, have amazing CCA capacity. They are light years, no pun intended, ahead of the old tar and lead originals. I extended the R/H battery carrier sideways sufficiently to accept a modern 12v battery, with obvious modifications to the hold-down frame and battery cabling. One of the many dead 6v cases was gutted and the lid re-attached. Fitted back into the L/H carrier with dummy cabling the appearance fools those nosey people who peer through the spokes. This set up has been in place for nearly 3 years... the poor TA is still mostly stationary and the battery even more neglected. Even after months under the sheets the charge is always full and will churn the TA vigorously. 'Way to go' in my opinion. Jeff TA2828 (asleep as usual)) -----Original Message----- From: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of told339rig290 Sent: Wednesday, 11 May 2005 11:55 PM To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: [mg-tabc] TA batteries What do the members recommend for 6 volt batteries to be fitted to a 1938 TA? Any help will be gratefully received. Yahoo! Groups Links

[told339rig290]

Thanks to all who replied. Re the gel type, can anyone kindly give me the name of the manufacturer in the States or the type number. Again, thank you

[Terry Sanders]

Dear told339rig290, go to any Costco or Autozone and buy yourself a red top Optima battery.... Terry in Oakland told339rig290 told339rig290@yahoo.com> wrote: Thanks to all who replied. Re the gel type, can anyone kindly give me the name of the manufacturer in the States or the type number. Again, thank you Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Brian Rainbow]

David, the reason why I am replacing the two 6 volt batteries with two 12 volt batteries is purely to provide extra capacity. I do not need extra storage space, the TA has ample storage space for spares and tools under the bonnet, not like the TC. Also with the batteries being in front of the rear axle there is more voltage drop in the battery cable to the engine than in a TC. The MPJG engine is an old 1920's design with long stroke, a REALLY heavy flywheel and wet clutch, that needs a great deal of energy to overcome the initial movement on starting, vastly different from your TC engine. I can buy a couple of wet 063 12 volt batteries for less than the price of one new 6 volt battery. I don't want to switch to a gel type of battery as the crude charging circuit on the TA (remember it has no regulator like a TC, only a cutout) can easily cook a battery on a long trip. I regularly have to top up the existing batteries with distilled water, a chore that has almost been forgotten with more modern cars, in fact many new batteries are sealed for life. I replaced the two 6 volt batteries on my 1966 MGB GT with one 12 volt battery a couple of years ago, and have used those old 6 volt batteries on the TA for the past two years. However it is time to replace them, so two new 12 volt batteries will soon wing there way into the TA, the first time it will have had new batteries for at least 15 years...They might just see me out, you never know these days! Keep smiling, Brian Rainbow TA2551 Leamington Spa, U.K. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[cliffknight@tiscali.co.uk]

A question for those with TAs using a single 12 volt battery. I need to replace my twin 6v batteries. I have always used MGB units but for reasons of cost I'm thinking of using a single 12V this time. My question is: what AH raiting (or cold cranking current) batteries have been used for TAs with success? It looks as though the capacity will inevitably be less than the old pair of 6Volt batteries. Does this present any problems? Thanks in advance Cliff (Skopelos, Greece) 2009: A year in review - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/2009

[MERLIN GARAGES]

Hi i used 2 Vauxhall batteries of some kind in my MGC a while ago they really cranked the engine over but were a real sod to get out of the wells. They would be better in a TA there is a little more room. They were far cheaper than MGC ones which in those days had a higher capacity than the MGB ones and were also heavier on the wallet than MGB ones. Wired in parallel not series. Even further back i used a Ford Anglia 105e battery (pathetic AH) in the TA on a board with a bungee cord to hold it in. Those were the days. Seriously any modern battery that fitted would do and if you have an early TA you should have plenty of room because the battery compartment is wider than any other model. I do need to get another 2 Vauxhall type batteries for my TA project very shortly so i will give my battery supplier a call tomorrow and let you know what fits. The TA has a compression of 20 to 1 and is being tuned to do the grand prix circuit straight of Silverstone at 100mph. By the way are we giving the Grand Prix drivers a tour of the circuit before the meeting? I want one that does not deliberately crash the car so that someone else can win, or someone who runs into another car to win and most certainly not someone who dives a red car!!!! David Darrell TA 0455 Very very cold Wales UK (perhaps warmer after the hot air returned from this e mail) -----Original Message----- From: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of cliffknight@tiscali.co.uk Sent: 14 January 2010 16:37 To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Subject: [mg-tabc] TA batteries A question for those with TAs using a single 12 volt battery. I need to replace my twin 6v batteries. I have always used MGB units but for reasons of cost I'm thinking of using a single 12V this time. My question is: what AH raiting (or cold cranking current) batteries have been used for TAs with success? It looks as though the capacity will inevitably be less than the old pair of 6Volt batteries. Does this present any problems? Thanks in advance Cliff (Skopelos, Greece) 2009: A year in review - http://www.tiscali http://www.tiscali.co.uk/2009> co.uk/2009 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]