From corrado-l-owner@teleport.com Fri Apr 28 19:26 PDT 1995 Received: from mailer by fshpp1 with SMTP (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA01554; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 19:26:25 -0700 Return-Path: Received: from desiree.teleport.com by UG.EDS.COM (PMDF V4.3-10 #4) id <01HPVTIOMVBK002LGH@UG.EDS.COM>; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 19:24:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by desiree.teleport.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) id TAA01644 for corrado-l-outgoing; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 19:16:47 -0700 Received: from gateway.sequent.com (gateway.sequent.com [138.95.18.1]) by desiree.teleport.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA01632 for ; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 19:16:43 -0700 Received: from sequent.sequent.com by gateway.sequent.com (8.6.10/1.34) id TAA02046; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 19:14:58 -0700 Received: by sequent.sequent.com (8.6.12/1.34) id TAA01145; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 19:16:05 -0700 Received: by sequent via UUCP from sopwith; Fri Apr 28 17:57:03 1995 Received: by sopwith.UUCP (1.222/6.24) id AA05254; Fri, 28 Apr 95 17:57:03 PST Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 18:56:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Snoopy Subject: Leak Free Battery In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 28 Apr 1995 16:39:52 -0700 (PDT). <01HPVNPJCXV6002K9T@UG.EDS.COM> Sender: owner-corrado-l@teleport.com To: teleport.com!corrado-l@sequent.com Reply-To: corrado-l@teleport.com Message-Id: <9504290157.AA05254@sopwith.UUCP> X-Envelope-To: JAN@FSHPP1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Precedence: bulk Status: RO There is a leak-free (so they claim) car battery, the Optima. Is uses a significantly different construction than ordinary car batteries. It is basically a "six-pack" of spiral-wound cells. Claims: Can be charged at 20 Amps in 2.75 hours. No vibration-caused failures. Lasts 3-4 times longer. Can be operated in any position, even upside down. Zero-maintenance, no corrosion. Longer shelf life. ("months") 2 year full replacement warranty, remainder of 72 months pro-rated. 800 Cold cranking Amps Reserve capacity: 120 minutes 9 15/16" x 6 3/4" x 7 13/16" 39 pounds For Corrados, you want the 800S model. There is also a 800U model with both top and side terminals, and a 850/6 6 Volt model. I bought one of these last week. So far so good. The spec is a bit taller than the stock "group 41" battery, but it seems to fit okay. I had to rearrange the cables slightly so they would reach without being strained. If there are competing leak-free batteries, I wouldn't mind hearing about them. (The bunny pickup will need a new battery one of these days, and I don't think its battery tray can stand another molecule of rust.) Whatever happened to the "Torquestarter"? _____ /_____\ Snoopy /_______\ |___| qiclab.scn.rain.com!sopwith!snoopy |___| {ares,chip,parsely,schitzo,sequent}!sopwith!snoopy Germans make fast automobiles because anything that *doesn't* move fast enough in Germany is in danger of getting ground up into sausage. John Louis Anderson From corrado-l-owner@teleport.com Fri Apr 28 20:25 PDT 1995 Received: from mailer by fshpp1 with SMTP (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA02164; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 20:25:45 -0700 Return-Path: Received: from desiree.teleport.com by UG.EDS.COM (PMDF V4.3-10 #4) id <01HPVVL7XUW0003CB4@UG.EDS.COM>; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 20:23:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by desiree.teleport.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) id UAA09798 for corrado-l-outgoing; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 20:17:36 -0700 Received: from earth.usa.net (earth.usa.net [192.156.196.1]) by desiree.teleport.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id UAA09777 for ; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 20:17:29 -0700 Received: (from numsix@localhost) by earth.usa.net (8.6.10/8.6.10) id VAA13619 for corrado-l@teleport.com; Fri, 28 Apr 1995 21:14:38 -0600 Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 21:14:36 -0600 (MDT) From: Stephen Pease Subject: Re: Leak Free Battery In-Reply-To: <9504290157.AA05254@sopwith.UUCP> from "Snoopy" at Apr 28, 95 06:56:56 pm Sender: owner-corrado-l@teleport.com To: corrado-l@teleport.com Reply-To: corrado-l@teleport.com Message-Id: <199504290314.VAA13619@earth.usa.net> X-Envelope-To: JAN@FSHPP1 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 724 Precedence: bulk Status: RO This type of battery if available for aviation and racing purposes - it uses a gel rather than liquid and are all they claim to be - I thing the one on my race car is an English Varley but others I've seen recently were Pulsar and Gates - I dunno if the Corrado needs such a battery but they're nice - I can get away with a fairly small battery in my FV, saving weight and space and, without an alternator or generator, I can run all weekend without worry, tho starting my race car engine is easy - I know people with larger engines who also run without a charging system - they use one of these in the car, a small one, for ignition, and use another in a cart to start the car -- Steve Pease aka numsix@usa.net From corrado-l-owner@teleport.com Wed Jun 28 12:32 PDT 1995 Received: from mailer by fshpp1 with SMTP (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA29692; Wed, 28 Jun 1995 12:32:57 -0700 Return-Path: Received: from desiree.teleport.com by UG.EDS.COM (PMDF V4.3-10 #4) id <01HS8MUQLNCG009Y6K@UG.EDS.COM>; Wed, 28 Jun 1995 12:30:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by desiree.teleport.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) id MAA29840 for corrado-l-outgoing; Wed, 28 Jun 1995 12:26:11 -0700 Received: from mail04.mail.aol.com (mail04.mail.aol.com [152.163.172.53]) by desiree.teleport.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with ESMTP id MAA29810 for ; Wed, 28 Jun 1995 12:26:00 -0700 Received: by mail04.mail.aol.com (1.37.109.11/16.2) id AA283077523; Wed, 28 Jun 1995 15:25:23 -0400 Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 15:25:23 -0400 From: TurboTim@aol.com Subject: Re: any clues to battery going dead? -Reply Sender: owner-corrado-l@teleport.com To: corrado-l@teleport.com Reply-To: corrado-l@teleport.com Message-Id: <950628152520_80206176@aol.com> X-Envelope-To: JAN@FSHPP1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Precedence: bulk Status: RO In a message dated 95-06-28 12:39:47 EDT, TERRY@RLAMAIL.US.DYNIX.COM writes: > I then bought an >Interstate battery and have been doing great ever since We use Interstates for all our customers. We have been very happy and they have been very reliable. **TT**