<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Bob,<br><br></div>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.<br><br>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.<br><br></div>Curt<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 9:09 PM, Bob Spidell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Geez Michael ... You are a fanatic! ;)<br>
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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.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
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<div>On 2/13/2016 8:30 PM, Michael wrote:<br>
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<div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Consider
this...<br>
<a href="http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=1307" target="_blank">http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=1307</a><br>
Michael S<br>
In sunny Queenstown, New Zealand </div>
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<hr><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">From: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">Bob
Spidell</a></span><br>
<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Sent: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">14/02/2016 4:39 p.m.</span><br>
<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">To: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a></span><br>
<span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">Subject: </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Re: [Healeys] Fw: LUCAS</span><br>
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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.<br>
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<a href="http://batteryguy.com/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-sealed-lead-acid-battery_51_info.php" target="_blank">http://batteryguy.com/what-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-sealed-lead-acid-battery_51_info.php</a><br>
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Bob<br>
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<div>On 2/13/2016 4:10 PM, <a href="mailto:dwflagg@juno.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:dwflagg@juno.com" target="_blank">dwflagg@juno.com</a> wrote:<br>
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<div>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.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
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<div>Doug</div>
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