[TR] TR3a battery sizes

[THOMAS FANSHER]

Mine is 13.25" by 7.5 inches inside the plastic battery box inside the metal 
box. So you should be ok.
Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Templeton" <davidt at opentext.com>
To: "Triumph List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 4:01 PM
Subject: [TR] TR3a battery sizes


> Afternoon all,
>
> After 5yrs of slumber, surprise, surprise the battery in the '3a needs
> replacing.  I was in a local TSC store and they are having a sale on car
> and farm batteries (I think it is a hint hint).  The reference book has
> a listing for all Triumphs, very cool, including the '46-48 1800 :-).
> They listed a couple of units, including a heavy duty tractor battery,
> yeap all can snicker I felt the irony as well. It is 13" across, is the
> standard battery box big enough?  I am not near the car to get a quick
> measurement.
>
> thanks
> David Templeton
> '59 TR3a
> '74 Spitsix
> (both in my possesion again)