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After peoples suggestions on cranking amps and what the smallest battery is that people have used in racing/track zs cars, trying to shave some kgs off the car and wondered what people have used
power vamp do a battery and cage for 50quid, around 7ah but lots of cranking power
power vamp do a battery and cage for 50quid, around 7ah but lots of cranking power
got something similar at the moment with my redtop but theyre still heavy really. Hard to get info on what the minimum is i can run a zs on, its started on a jump pack anyway so just uses the battery for running not starting but hard to gauge. Theres some very nice lithium batteries out there which weigh less than half those
thought the power amp was around 7kg,
talkingcars
27-12-15, 12:38 PM
it's started on a jump pack anyway so just uses the battery for running not starting
don't stall out on track :closedeyes:
i saw a battery firm at a goodwood show a few months ago, the batteries they were selling were so light it was almost unbeliveable, especially as they were proper batteries and not just capacitors... but i cant remember the name of the firm...
the other trick that some people do is replace the battery with a bank of capacitors which do the same job.
The fuse is only rated at 150 amps so that's the max can be. I'm going for a Varley red top 20 its c.c.a (-18) is 185amps or 240 c.a and 5.4kg on my ZR. Odyssey extreme series are worth a,look to almost the same but they have a "pulse" function for a few seconds which doubles the c.c.a's. Ive seen these batteries on the MG Trophy ZR's too. I'm mounting mine where the passenger seat should be on its side but these batteries are around £100+vat and £20+ for the brackets so not cheap
The fuse is only rated at 150 amps so that's the max can be. I'm going for a Varley red top 20 its c.c.a (-18) is 185amps or 240 c.a and 5.4kg on my ZR. Odyssey extreme series are worth a,look to almost the same but they have a "pulse" function for a few seconds which doubles the c.c.a's. Ive seen these batteries on the MG Trophy ZR's too. I'm mounting mine where the passenger seat should be on its side but these batteries are around £100+vat and £20+ for the brackets so not cheap
That's what I've got and where I've got it but I want lighter than that!
i saw a battery firm at a goodwood show a few months ago, the batteries they were selling were so light it was almost unbeliveable, especially as they were proper batteries and not just capacitors... but i cant remember the name of the firm...
the other trick that some people do is replace the battery with a bank of capacitors which do the same job.
Update (incase you are interested):
The battery company was "Antigravity Batteries" their website is www.antigravitybatteries.net, they reckon they have the smallest, lightest, most powerful and compact lithium batteries available with twice the power of lead/acid batteries but in a fraction of the weight....
Don't know if its any help :)
Rockey5uk2001
14-01-16, 09:03 AM
They had these batteries at the BTCC last year.
Incredible they had a battery that could start a truck. it would fit in your pocket!
Update (incase you are interested):
The battery company was "Antigravity Batteries" their website is www.antigravitybatteries.net, they reckon they have the smallest, lightest, most powerful and compact lithium batteries available with twice the power of lead/acid batteries but in a fraction of the weight....
Don't know if its any help :)
Cheers!!
Cheers!!
also... on the business card I just found in my wallet it says: 01702 301664 - Paul Bennett is for UK sales...
Supercharged_Z
14-01-16, 11:36 AM
Wow, them batterys look amazing, pocket size to jump start vehicles....
Its one technology that really seems to be changing.
Rockey5uk2001
14-01-16, 11:47 AM
Wow, them batterys look amazing, pocket size to jump start vehicles....
Its one technology that really seems to be changing.
Needs to really with electric cars
sneekyparrot
14-01-16, 05:01 PM
Update (incase you are interested):
The battery company was "Antigravity Batteries" their website is www.antigravitybatteries.net, they reckon they have the smallest, lightest, most powerful and compact lithium batteries available with twice the power of lead/acid batteries but in a fraction of the weight....
Don't know if its any help :)
wow, think i may have just changed my choice of battery. Hard to believe something the size of a pack of paxo could output 180amps :bow:
P.
talkingcars
14-01-16, 05:05 PM
Those pocket sized ones are only intended for jump starting, they are not intended as the battery.
Those pocket sized ones are only intended for jump starting, they are not intended as the battery.
no but there are some bike sized batteries that will run a 180 everyday... or get a normal sized one with no weight at all to it (they had those out at goodwood, but not on their site so i guess speak to them for those...)
hmm - I plan for a battery to boot conversion to make space for a custom airbox.... but they are silly small!
I'd be so paranoid with the derv lump I doubt I'd go anywhere without the jump pack in the car the whole time lol
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