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battery choice
i think it is time to replace the battery on my 95...
par for the course, the miata battery is a bit unusual, (u1rt), and therefore probably expensive. autozone has an autocraft silver for $110. are there other good choices? thanks, peter |
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On Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:11:35 -0400, pm > wrote:
>i think it is time to replace the battery on my 95... >par for the course, the miata battery is a bit unusual, (u1rt), and >therefore probably expensive. autozone has an autocraft silver for $110. >are there other good choices? http://www.westcobattery.com/miata.html They say 5-6 days, but mine got here last week in one day after placing the order. $125 including shipping. This is the third one I've had in my '95 R. -- Larry |
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pm wrote:
> i think it is time to replace the battery on my 95... > par for the course, the miata battery is a bit unusual, (u1rt), and > therefore probably expensive. > autozone has an autocraft silver for $110. > are there other good choices? > hmmm, advanced auto says my battery is "good". they checked it twice because they thought it was a lawn tractor battery at first and used 250cca as a test perameter, then uses 330 cca and it was still "good"... the battery doesnt turn the rebuilt motor over very fast even with the plugs out...i have a strange feeling about this....... peter |
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peter > wrote:
> the battery doesnt turn the rebuilt motor over very fast even with > the plugs out...i have a strange feeling about this....... Bad news, hope it's nothing really bad, could be just a poor connection or a bad starter motor.... -- XS11E, Killing all posts from Google Groups The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org |
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XS11E > wrote: > > the battery doesnt turn the rebuilt motor over very fast even with > > the plugs out...i have a strange feeling about this....... > > Bad news, hope it's nothing really bad, could be just a poor connection > or a bad starter motor.... First thing to try is a slow charge: 1 or 2 amps for 24 hours. If it's an AGM battery, once it's drained past a certain point the alternator won't recharge it, but an external charger may bring it back to good condition. -- Lanny Chambers St. Louis, MO '94C |
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Lanny Chambers wrote:
> In article >, > XS11E > wrote: > >>> the battery doesnt turn the rebuilt motor over very fast even with >>> the plugs out...i have a strange feeling about this....... >> Bad news, hope it's nothing really bad, could be just a poor connection >> or a bad starter motor.... > > First thing to try is a slow charge: 1 or 2 amps for 24 hours. If it's > an AGM battery, once it's drained past a certain point the alternator > won't recharge it, but an external charger may bring it back to good > condition. > 1/4 battery tender i might get to it tomorrow to investigate further. peter |
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pm wrote:
> i think it is time to replace the battery on my 95... > par for the course, the miata battery is a bit unusual, (u1rt), and > therefore probably expensive. > autozone has an autocraft silver for $110. > are there other good choices? > > thanks, > peter the issue with the battery ended up being a defective mechanic...i just placed the neg cable on the terminal and it was not tight... doh! peter |
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