Subject: [Shop-talk] AGM battery: OK to lay it on its side?

From: Philip Ethier <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 02:06:09 -0500

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I could swear that I used to run an AGM battery meant for a Honda Gold
Wing, laid down flat in my Lotus Elise. That car has gone away.

I bought a Birkin and there is a larger automotive AGM battery lying on its
side.  This battery won't fit in there standing up with the terminals on
top.  Is it OK to continue to use the mounting done by a previous owner?

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Phil Ethier, West Side, Saint Paul Minnesota, USA
2006 Gulf Stream Conquest Super C, 8.1, white
2011 Cayman 2.9 PDK, white
2021 Ford F-150 3500cc twin turbo, white
1991 Caterham 1700 Super Sprint, not white
2003(?) Birkin, Green.
www.mnautox.com

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il_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px;background-c=
olor:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face=3D"monospace">Phil Ethier, West Side, Sai=
nt Paul Minnesota, USA</font></span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:m=
onospace;color:rgb(0,0,0)">2006 Gulf Stream Conquest Super C, 8.1, white</s=
pan></div><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255=
,255)"><font face=3D"monospace">2011 Cayman 2.9 PDK, white</font></span></d=
iv><div><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">=
<font face=3D"monospace">2021 Ford F-150 3500cc twin turbo, white</font></s=
pan></div><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face=
=3D"monospace">1991 Caterham 1700 Super Sprint, not white</font></span></di=
v><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face=3D"mono=
space"><span class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace">2003(?=
) Birkin, Green.</span><br style=3D""></font><a href=3D"http://www.mnautox.=
com/" style=3D"color:rgb(0,24,57);font-family:verdana,geneva,lucida,&quot;l=
ucida grande&quot;,arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target=3D"_blank">www.mnauto=
x.com<br></a></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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