I just measured the available sizes for a Hundred, and the tray is 7 1/2"
wide by 7 1/4" long between the hold down studs. Will this type 26 or type
26R fit between the studs?
Rich Chrysler
----- Original Message -----
From: <Editorgary@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006 7:59 PM
Subject: Batteries on two-seaters.
> Well, my two Interstate six-volt batteries that I installed in the car for
> concours judging sometime in the early '90s finally got too pooped to
> start the
> car every time, so I replaced them last week. Horror of horrors, I took my
> own
> advice to non-concours owners and replaced them with one 12-volt battery,
> mounted on the same brackets and in the same tray on the passenger side as
> I had
> originally used for one of the six-volts.
> Only challenge in doing this is that no one can cross-reference batteries
> by
> size. So I took the appropriate measurements -- the original trays will
> hold a
> battery measuring eight inches long and seven inches wide, and the car can
> hold a battery a maximum of about nine inches high. (the 4-cylinder cars
> might
> be a touch shorter.
> So, I wandered one of the battery stores measuring batteries until I found
> the appropriate size, which turns out to be a "Type 26" or "Type 26R" --
> so if
> you want to buy the same thing, and are afflicted with a store that
> doesn't
> keep the batteries out on open shelves, just ask for that type. BTW,
> Optima does
> not make a battery that will fit the original tray.
>
> Cheers
> Gary
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