Richard,
The Varley Red Top battery seems to to be the way to go. I bought the Red
Top 25 which is 16 Ah with a cranking current of 625 amps. It is a RG
battery with absorbed glass mat inside. They claim you can drill a hole in
it and it wont leak. Weighs 6.1 Kg.
I bought one from MDS Batteries on the internet but it turned out to be
defective and they refunded my money because their turnover was too low to
justify stocking them. Cheapest was Aesir Power on 01799 5311, based in
Safron Walden in Essex, but he could not take a credit card, so I finally
got one fron Demon Tweeks on 01978 664466. They delivered within 2 days.
Cost was 81.60 pounds plus delivery 7.75 pounds plus VAT 15.64. total 104.99
pounds. Not the cheapest but quick and easy.
Brian Davies kit 454
Fuselage being painted, filling and sanding, filling and sanding......
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Holder" <rholder@avnet.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Recombinant Gas batteries
>
> > According to Yuasa's web site, the NP series is unfortunately a deep
> > cycle battery, not a starting battery. You should have a battery
> > which has a cranking amps spec, such as the Odyssey.
> >
> > Reg,
> > Fred F.
>
> Hi Fred
>
> I did some more research last night and that is what came out.
>
> In fact gas recombinant is quite common. There are three types of battery
>
> Starting
> Deep Cycle
> Float
>
> Starting gives oomph and lots of amps for a short time
> Deep cycle is designed to be run down a long way before recharge (such as
> for an electric wheelchair)
> Float continuous trickle charge such as for UPS or alarm systems.
>
> I have seen "Starting Batteries" mentioned at the these two retailers
>
> Lyndhurst Touchdown Services - mention 912S and 16 Ahr is GBP 94
> Groves
>
> Does anyone know of any other suppliers of "Starting gas recombinant"
> batteries in a area further east ?
>
> Is there any reason why "starting gas recombinant" batteries are twice the
> price of "deep cycle" ?
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Richard
> Richard F.W. Holder 01279 842804 (POTS)
> Bell House, Bell Lane, 01279 842942 (fax)
> Widford, Ware, Herts, 07860 367423 (mobile)
> SG12 8SH email : rholder@avnet.co.uk
> Europa Classic Tri-gear : G-OWWW, High Cross
> PA-28-181 : Piper Archer : G-JANA, EGSG (Stapleford)
>
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