29-07-2021, 08:46 PM
Despite keeping the car on an Accumate when not in use, after a recent flat battery I could not get it back to a full charge. When tested with a voltmeter it was only managing just under 4 volts so there was at least one cell dead and probably the others weren't far behind. The battery was an Exide 80Ah, which I bought (I think) in 2014.
I have replaced it with a French sourced NUMAX 6v which looks exactly the same as the Exide it has replaced, and it cost me 109€ (£93.95 in real money). On the case it is claimed to be 82Ah. It does the job well enough.
The battery was supplied dry and the shop filled it with acid and charged it overnight FOC. Doing the change enabled me to give the battery box and the floor under the seat a fresh coat of home made waxoyl.
In true Wortley style I am now thinking of what I can do with the old one...
I have replaced it with a French sourced NUMAX 6v which looks exactly the same as the Exide it has replaced, and it cost me 109€ (£93.95 in real money). On the case it is claimed to be 82Ah. It does the job well enough.
The battery was supplied dry and the shop filled it with acid and charged it overnight FOC. Doing the change enabled me to give the battery box and the floor under the seat a fresh coat of home made waxoyl.
In true Wortley style I am now thinking of what I can do with the old one...