[Fot] Battery ?

[Barr, Scott]

Ditto to Bill’s advice.  I have had that same experience with my Spec Racer Ford battery.  I had tons of trouble with the battery going dead between weekends and that went away as soon as I started keeping it on a battery tender between events.  These days, I race the SRF so damn much (eleven weekends and counting) I don’t think the battery would notice if I didn’t keep it on a tender (but I still do…).

Scott (B.)

From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Bill Dentinger via Fot
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Subject: Re: [Fot] Battery ?

In the 1990s we were going through batteries like toilet paper. Right or wrong we assumed ‘over charging’ was the cause. Then we started using trickle Tender chargers when ever the car was stationary for any length of time.  Our problems went away.

We never did it, but that heavy wet cell battery can be located in the car in a position to help weight distribution.

Bill Dentinger
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On Sunday, September 15, 2019, Nick Black via Fot <fot at autox.team.net<mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:

Its time for some new electrons in the Duke of Oil (TR4A as named by Hardy's wife Ellie) and there should be something better than a heavy ole wetcell type. I know some of the Optima batts are popular, but what is the flavour du jour? And will it need some sort of special charger?
OR
Should I just go get another wetcell type?

Thoughts and considerations?

Outta juice here in NorCal
Nick
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