[Healeys] Fw: LUCAS

[Curtis Arndt]

Bob,

In a word NO, reproduction 17L tar-top batteries from Vintage Battery
Company are no longer available.  They cannot get quality lead plates
anymore, and it seems that no one makes a maintenance free 6V battery that
will fit into their reproduction Lucas cases.  They still make the slightly
taller battery that is used in the MGA which is a maintenance free battery
but it's slightly too tall to use in the 100s.

I've given up trying to work with their CEO, Dolores so if someone else
wants to contact them and see if they can get them to find a solution to
this problem... then be my guest.

Curt

On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 9:09 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> Geez Michael ... You are a fanatic!  ;)
>
> Aren't repro tartops available?  And, don't forget your chemistry
> teacher's admonition: "For safety's sake, do as you oughter, add the acid
> to the water."  The other way will cause serious splatter.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 2/13/2016 8:30 PM, Michael wrote:
>
> Consider this...
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=1307
> Michael S
> In sunny Queenstown, New Zealand
> ------------------------------
> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> Sent: ‎14/‎02/‎2016 4:39 p.m.
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fw: LUCAS
>
> Nice coffee table pieces, but lead-acid batteries don't last sitting on
> the shelf.  We bought some 6Vs for our BN2 that were aged and they crapped
> out--wouldn't hold a charge--almost immediately.
>
>
> http://batteryguy.com/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-sealed-lead-acid-battery_51_info.php
>
> Bob
>
> On 2/13/2016 4:10 PM, <dwflagg at juno.com>dwflagg at juno.com wrote:
>
> I am forwarding this post from Alan Bernstein to the list. He has 4
> original Lucas batteries that have been in dry storage for a number of
> years. The three black cased batteries have never been used and may be in
> the original boxes. The red cased battery he believes has been used. If you
> have an interest you can contact Alan directly.  Thanks.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Doug
>
>
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