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Mick
 Post subject: Re: What battery?
PostPosted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:07 pm 
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. Id rather just go the smallest/lightest option and just roll start it if it gos flat. Minis arent that heavy.


When I was a poor apprentice, I used to operate for months with a shot battery. For years after I would catch myself taking notice of slight beneficial inclines to park on.

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 Post subject: Re: What battery?
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MrFail wrote:
Thats a fair ammount of unnecessary extra battery weight. Id rather just go the smallest/lightest option and just roll start it if it gos flat. Minis arent that heavy.


Sorry Tim , i have to disagree , if my car handle carting that size battery around , i don't want it .
I'd rather have the piece of mind that whilst it is getting charge , ( i have a battery gauge ) that at least that part of my car is not going to let me down :wink: :D .
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Irish Yobbo wrote:
MrFail wrote:
Thats a fair ammount of unnecessary extra battery weight. Id rather just go the smallest/lightest option and just roll start it if it gos flat. Minis arent that heavy.


Perhaps. I'd rather an extra few kilos for reliability though - the difference when driving will be academic at best. A bigger battery also means you can listen to your radio for longer while parked!


Radio? Whats that?? . Minis dont need radios....... Issigonis said so. :wink: haha. :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: What battery?
PostPosted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:08 pm 
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What id really like is one of these carbon batteries
http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/store/vehi ... -batteries

Check them out

The middle one is 380cca and only weighs 5.2kg
But the smallest is rated 210cca and only weighs 2.5kg. 2.5KG for a battery!!! Crazy!!

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