[Spridgets] Midget Values

[CosmicMag1380]

AGM batteries are a good choice but not if you store your car with a tender
on it. Trickle charging will "cook" an AGM. Absorptive Glass Mat will dry
out when slowly charged and ruin the battery. A fast, high amp charger is
better if the battery goes down. I usually disconnect mine in the winer and
charge it once in the spring before driving.

On Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM Larry Macy via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I used a group 51 in my 78 Midget. It’s a bit narrower than a 24 and
> easier to get behind the heater with out removing the bonnet. You can get
> the same CCA as a 24, and maybe more with modern batter tech.
>
> I never thought about AGM,  but it is certainly worth looking into
>
> Larry
>
> On Aug 14, 2022, at 9:16 PM, Dave and Terri Woerpel via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Steve, found the following from Frank from 16 years ago!  Group 24 is what
> I use in a high back open front battery box ala TR 3....ya I know, but 45
> years and no holes.
> Regards,
> Dave W
> '59 :()
> '59 MGA 1500
> Burlington WI
> "Pay It Forward"
> WWFD?
>
>
> Mail From: Frank Clarici <(email redacted)>
>
> Group 24
> or is is series 24?
> But this only fits the early Spridgets up to whenever they made the
> heater different. Then you need a group 22 (I think)
> Now back to the 24 battery... originally they came with the terminals up
> against the firewall, this caused the firewalls to rot out from the
> gasses of the battery. So if your little bumped out spots have rust,
> it's the battery. Correct from the factory is a bad thing so go with the
> battery where the posts are outboard from the firewall. No more eaten
> out firewalls this way.
> Not Concours, better 🙂
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 10:58 AM Steve Williams via Spridgets <
> spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for sharing the article.
>>
>> I believe I am in need of a battery for the bugeye. Anyone know the
>> correct battery size off the top of their head? Thanks!
>>
>> Steve Williams
>>
>> On Saturday, August 13, 2022, 07:48:19 PM EDT, Michael MacLean via
>> Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Interesting article from Hagerty on the rising values of MG Midgets.
>>
>>
>> https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/hagerty-insider/hot-streak-these-5-cars-have-been-ticking-up-longer-than-any-other/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_content=MED_UN_NA_EML_UN_SaturdayRoadTrip&hashed_email=aa0474ebb967bc3dd3d68e7cea6ee8439f873a0f9c8596d0243456c710f7db1c
>>
>> Maybe a rising tide lifts all boats...
>>
>> Mike MacLean
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