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My second battery

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Littledan:
gr8 work jake!

and u should have no problem with thatw ire as u have wires all over the place in the bay so should be ok :)

dan

stageonesimmo:
Jake, cheers for that fella, ordered some and they'll be here for the weekend........

Another quick one - did you get shot of the old bonnet lock in the center of the bonnet - I'm leaving the emergency latch on, but closing the thing with the main lock still on will be a right drama, I'm thinking anyway......

Jake:

--- Quote from: "stageonesimmo" ---did you get shot of the old bonnet lock in the center of the bonnet
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I removed the spring catch from the bottom of the bonnet (held on with 2 bolts) and the 2nd bonnet release catch (which lives on the underside of the bonnet too)
The cable and catch are still in place
 :D

Wireless:
One thing nobody seems to have picked up is that he used two PC1500's, which appear to be starter batteries rather than leisure batteries.

For those that may not know the difference, a starter battery can produce high amps for starting, but is designed to operate at an almost charged state, discharging to flat can damage the plates inside the battery.

Leisure batteries aren't usually as good for starting, and may be damaged if a high amperage is drawn off, but are designed to be run down to flat.

I run a leisure battery for any extra equipment running in the car, and only use the starter battery for starting, hence I'm a little puzzled with this thread.

Since another thread has started on a second battery for a 200TDi I just had to mention my confusion.

Jake:
Wireless and anyone else that is confused about the Odyssey product

--- Quote from: "Odyssey's website" ---The Odyssey battery combines in one box the characteristics of two separate batteries. It can deep cycle as well as provide enormous cranking power — it is almost as if a champion long distance runner and a world class sprinter are one and the same person.

The PC1500 is capable of providing engine cranking pulses in excess of 1500A for 5 seconds as well as 400 charge/discharge cycles to 80% depth of discharge (DOD). A typical starting. lighting and ignition (SLI) battery can do one or the other, but not both. It is either a sprinter or a long distance runner; ODYSSEY batteries will do both — provide short duration high amperage pulse or low rate long duration drains.
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http://www.odysseyfactory.com/
Its like having a red and yellow Optima in one box and its has massive starting capabilties and more discharge cycles than most leisure batterys :wink:

--- Quote from: "Devon 4x4's website" ---Toughness is built into every Odyssey battery at every stage of production. Pure lead plates support absorbed electrolyte giving a 'dry', leak-free sealed unit. Designed to military specifications, the Odyssey is vibration resistant and will deliver its power in extremes of temperature from the frozen wastelands to the arid desert. The batteries are even designed to provide starting current at 70% depth of discharge
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Perfect for an off road vehicle.
A lesiure battery is full of acid and these are dry.
If you take your vehicle off road (and i do) i feel better knowing that my battery is designed tough and up to the job.
 8)

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