For those who woke to a flat battery (like me) this morning or who need to buy a new one here is a link to a site which could be called "everything you ever wanted to know about batteries".

 

Its very detailed, lots of technical stuff as well as advice on what battery to choose, how long to recharge and at what ampage, how to store etc. Take a look. Here is the URL & contents.

 

http://pweb.uunet.de/william.darden/dcfaq.htm

 

1. WHAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE?

2. WHY BOTHER?

3. HOW DO I TEST A DEEP CYCLE BATTERY?

4. WHAT DO I LOOK FOR IN BUYING A BATTERY?

5. HOW DO I INSTALL A BATTERY?

6. HOW DO I CHARGE (OR EQUALIZE) A BATTERY?

7. HOW DO I INCREASE THE LIFE OF A BATTERY?

8. WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF BATTERY FAILURES?

9. HOW CAN I STORE BATTERIES?

10. WHAT ARE THE COMMON MYTHS ABOUT BATTERIES?

11. HOW LONG WILL A DEEP CYCLE BATTERY LAST ON A SINGLE CHARGE?

12. HOW CAN I REVIVE A SULFATED BATTERY?

13. HOW CAN I REDUCE RECHARGE TIME?

14. WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFO ON BATTERIES?

 

Craig, how about posting it in a "how to" section.

 

cheerz

Or call the RAC and regardless of whats wrong with your car, they'll sell you a battery!!:D

Or Costco sell batteries for £35 for one for a Z. Very good value. Its also the same size battery for a Ferrari F40 :D

 

Stuart

Is that inclusive of VAT Stu? I priced one in our Costco and it was £44.00:- a week earlier I'd paid £55.00 :(

Dave

Mine packed up on the way home tonight and had to pretty much abandon the car in a snowdrift ! Now I have the hassle of getting a new battery (tomorrow) - bummer

Snow drift???? :eek: :eek: :eek:

It's scorching oop North here :D

Dave