Re: Battery / UK

[Roger Furneaux]

Re: [mg-tabc] Battery / UK hi George - I would be [b]very[/b] surprised if anybody makes the correct rubber-bodied batteries any more. They need ears with holes in for the clamping bolts, but the closest you are likely to find are ears with slots. One solution I saw was a rectangular steel frame made from something like 1/2" x 1/2" angle with lugs ("ears") on each end, but if you also want original type lead links on top, watch out for sparks! But why bother - use a modern heavy duty battery, the biggest that will fit (possibly Landrover type) with one or two nylon web straps to lift it (one of the [b]most[/b] awkward jobs on a TC!) oc[b]T[/b]agonally TCRoger

> Can any one advise me of a UK supplier of an original style battery for a >1949 TC ? I have a leaflet from ' Lincon Batteries' but as far as I can see >their batteries require end clamps for mounting . If possible I want to >retain the original clamping method using tie rods which pass through holes >in the ' ears' at each end of the battery. This method of course dictates >the overall length of the battery . > >George 1949 TC EXU 7548 in Derbyshire > > > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

[Joe Gates]

Re: [mg-tabc] Battery / UK "use a modern heavy duty battery, the biggest that will fit (possibly Landrover type) with one or two nylon web straps to lift it (one of the [b]most[/b] awkward jobs on a TC!) oc[b]T[/b]agonally TCRoger" Torn and bleeding knuckles is an occupational hazard when inserting/removing a 12V battery from my B - so I have structured a nylon ski rope "hammock/sling" with a top strap/handle that permits easy insertion/removal of the battery. Which reminds me of the deadful joke (and definelty not PC, so no offence intended) about the cheaply constructed cinema in northern Spain - so cheap that it had only one door for ingress/egress - that apparently burnt to the ground, causing many deaths in the stampede of patrons to exit the premises. The moral of the story? Don't try to fit too many Basques in one exit! Cheers