[Healeys] Anybody have experience with this battery?

[Michael Salter]

Regarding the Rhode Island battery to battery cable.
A few years back I encountered the same issue with the battery to battery
cable being too short on a BN1. The one supplied was 15 1/2" center to
center of the terminal caps.
I contacted R I W and they were very obliging, sent me a replacement which
was 2" longer and indicated that they would amend their information for
future orders.
It was plenty long enough.
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I'm sure that if you were to contact them they would be only too happy to
help out.

M



On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 4:02 PM <gradea1 at charter.net> wrote:

> John-I never take offence on anything Healey...not too many things were
> "standard" as is found on US made cars. The early '53s had lots of
> differences (over 50) from later production and BN2s. However, there is a
> bolt hole on the rear panel of #588, as you noted, (as seen here) but the
> cable supplied by Rhode Island Wiring was not long enough to connect to
> that spot. Since the cable came assembled with the helmets and proper
> sheathing, I did not want to alter it. I think the concours hit would be
> 1/2 point. and as Perry said in the scope of it all, it probably would not
> affect winning gold status. Good eye! Regards, Hank
>
> -----------------------------------------
> From: "John Harper"
> To: gradea1 at charter.net
> Cc:
> Sent: Monday June 8 2020 11:57:11AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Anybody have experience with this battery?
>
> Roland
>
> I hope that you will not take offence with following but I believe that
> the linking cable should be held up the middle with a 'P' clip and a small
> bolt and nut on the lower lip of the rear of the panel
>
> Best regards
>
> On Mon, 8 Jun 2020 at 18:53, <gradea1 at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm using the concours correct 17L, 6V batteries from Antique auto
>> battery(now Jim's or NLE)...bought years ago and kept on maintain charge.
>> They no longer make a 17L battery.  Now-a-days you can still purchase a 19L
>> battery which will fit the tray, has mounting ears, and is about 1" taller
>> than the old 17s.  Reason why is that VW bugs and MGBs also used  that same
>> unit. As Roland says: be sure to insulate the battery lid with Armacord; if
>> the lid is distorted it could short out the terminals. Otherwise it fits
>> fine and is more powerful than the 17L. Interstate Battery makes one
>> available today. One 12V works as well, but you will fail concours (if
>> that's an issue). Here is the battery layout using original 17Ls in my 100.
>> Hank, healeyhelper.com
>>
>> -----------------------------------------
>> From: "Roland Wilhelmy"
>> To: "Bob Spidell"
>> Cc: "Healeys"
>> Sent: Sunday June 7 2020 8:26:46PM
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Anybody have experience with this battery?
>>
>> Check if 8 1/2" is height of case only or height to top of battery posts.
>> If height to top of posts is 9 and a fraction inches you can still use in a
>> BN1 or 2 but you risk shorting battery to the body if you aren't very
>> careful and if you didn't insulate the underside of the door well. It fits
>> all the other cars, though.
>>
>> Also, the capacity of those original style tar tops is limited and
>> marginal. Modern batteries are much more energetic and smaller, too. A
>> 12volt battery that will fit the battery tray will do better than two
>> original tar top 6volt batteries and cost about $50.  So unless you are
>> going for Concours save your money.
>>
>> -Roland
>> BN1 #724
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 7, 2020, 5:35 PM Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I can't find dimensions for 17L anywhere, but this looks close:
>>>
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>
> John Harper
>
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