Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Maintenance & Servicing Tip when charging your car battery.......

Dave - I believe that batteries fitted to new cars are a higher spec than replacements - correct!
Batteries are essentially a 'grudge' purchase - nobody wants to buy one, they only need to buy one when they can't get their car started........it's easy to get a cheaper one on the replacement market - as long as it starts the customer is happy. It's a binary result - no sliding scale of performance.

BTW, which part of God's own county are you in? When I lived near Halifax (Midgley)the water was so soft it would chew through central heating boilers like Fat Bastard at a buffet table.

North East of Sheffield, but just too far out to get decent water. We get the opposite problem with the boilers - they fur up. Years ago, the kettle at work in Doncaster looked like a waste tip from a quarry inside. As an aside, the GCR Steam Railway Shed at Mexborough had one of the biggest water softening plants in the Uk as far as I know, and the tower was a local landmark for many years. Sadly all gone now.

Champion, lad!

Looks like I opened a can of worms again.
Didn't realise that battery's were a sore point with drivers?
Maybe we should have a Forum called "Can of Worms" full of all the niggley things that irk some?
Also learnt a lot about battery's to via trevmar.
Had never herd of using rainwater in the radiator or even distilled water.
The longest a battery has lasted me is 8 years in my land-rover (original equipment).

You chaps flatter me. After so many years in batteries, I'm convinced batteries ARE cans of worms........

Now, if I can just find that 'file manager' thingy, maybe I can attach that .pdf file from a real battery expert. Maybe I just need to start a new thread?

To post to Morganatica you need a google account - easy to set up.
Once you have that, email the owner (known as Hamwich - that's the name of his 4/4 - on here).
You'll also find him via MogTalk:- Tim Harris.

Cheers,

Graham - will do, although I was actually referring to the 'file manager' function on this website so I could upload the .pdf here - any suggestions? Seem to be a few options in the 'full reply' toolbar, but not file uploading. Clearly, it's way beyond a mere battery boffin's skill level..........

you could upload to say photo bucket and then post the link in here. this section (maintenance & servicing) doesn't have a file upload link, but classic morgans does. Maybe try uploading a pdf in there?

Ah, yes, understand. If you have your own website you could host it there, or at one of the many photo web sites that Peter mentions - if they accept .pdf files, they may not.

I can pass it on to Tim for Morganatica if you wish - I have some other files to upload (when I can find them - fitting Type 9 gearbox to 4 speed Mogs).

Cheers,

Ruby (and Graham) - success! - many thanks. Hope it is of interest.