<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp5c0c9e4dyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I was a principal in a small company that designed and built electric powered transportation assisting devices for heavy medical devices and patient transport and we used AGM batteries a lot. In many applications they were oriented on their sides. No issues associated with that orientation. </div><div><br></div><div class="ydp5c0c9e4dsignature"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div><font size="4">Dave <br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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On Monday, May 11, 2026 at 02:49:50 AM CDT, Philip Ethier <pethier7@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp97552156yiv6398281050"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:monospace;" class="ydp97552156yiv6398281050gmail_default">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.</div><div style="font-family:monospace;" class="ydp97552156yiv6398281050gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:monospace;" class="ydp97552156yiv6398281050gmail_default">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?</div></div><div><br></div><span class="ydp97552156yiv6398281050gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="ydp97552156yiv6398281050gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="monospace" style="background-color: inherit;">Phil Ethier, West Side, Saint Paul Minnesota, USA</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family:monospace;color:rgb(0,0,0);">2006 Gulf Stream Conquest Super C, 8.1, white</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="monospace" style="background-color: inherit;">2011 Cayman 2.9 PDK, white</font></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="monospace" style="background-color: inherit;">2021 Ford F-150 3500cc twin turbo, white</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="monospace" style="background-color: inherit;">1991 Caterham 1700 Super Sprint, not white</font></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><font face="monospace" style="background-color: inherit;"><span style="font-family:monospace;" class="ydp97552156yiv6398281050gmail_default">2003(?) Birkin, Green.</span><br></font><a href="http://www.mnautox.com/" style="color:rgb(0,24,57);font-family:verdana, geneva, lucida, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mnautox.com<br></a></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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