<VV> batteries

[Tony Underwood]

At 10:57 hours 07/03/2004 +0200, Thomas Stingl wrote:
>> Japanese excellence in electronics and auto manufacturing doesn't
>> extend quite as far when lead acid storage batteries are in the
>
>Well, several times we noticed the japanese battery in Ingo's
>63 Spyder to be the only reliable part ;-)
>
>Never had problems with japanese replacement batteries for the
>Guzzi, Heinkel or Vespa, too.

My experience with Japanese Batteries is mostly with motorcycles and the
Subaru with its Panasonic (??) battery which failed while still under
warranty but the car was purchased used, no papers on the battery.    

And I could never get a Japanese battery in the Goldwing to last more than
a year anna half, and I  rode it year 'round, summer and winter.   I also
saw Japanese storage batteries in commercial electronics equipment go
downhill earlier than other lead-acid batteries.    

Admittedly this was over the last 20 years or so, haven't noticed as much
with Japanese storage batteries as of late.   


>All my Corvairs got WalMart batteries, they do fine except the
>smallest ones are still a few mm too wide for the FCs.


No  type 51 available?    It drops right into an FC battery box.    How
many Euros for a typical Wal-Mart battery over there?    Here, with a
trade-in core, Wal-Mart will still sell a Vair replacement battery (type
51) for around 40 bucks US.    If you buy a group 24 battery for a late
Vair you can sometimes get one for 30 bucks... more, if you want a bigger
guarantee and better quality.    


tony..    cheap, buys cheap batteries but no more Exide or Econocraft