gfromleeds
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All hgvs use 2x 12volt batterys linked in series to make up the required 24volt
merlinpjl
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Ah right, I only remember the days when it was a big 24 Volt battery!
gfromleeds
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Feck ive been around wagons for near 20years and I dont remember them lol
try this it's got 4year warranty and drops straight in.MF31-1000 High Performance Engine Start Battery 1000CCA: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike
Datatek
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Same as the one from battery megastore.
tomcat59alan
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tomcat59alan
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Checked your compression lately ha ha , All the best by the way130 Ah 1000CCA is the business, since I fitted that size I can leave it for 3 weeks and it still spins like a top
zzr1200
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I've been a trained commercial vehicle mechanic for 42+ years and never never ever seen a commercial 24 volt vehicle battery.
I can remember and have worked on high tech vehicles like the "Atkinson Borderer 180", Thames Traders, Ford's D Series and loads of other high class from the 60's/70's vehicles.
Pray tell me, which vehicle had single 24 volt battery fitted???
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Datatek
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Seen them as a wooden box with 12 single cells, I think it was on ex WD trucks.
tomcat59alan
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Ah memories, the old Akkie's, Seddon's (before they joined forces),ERF's that would wear out a driver before the wagon and the Ford D series with a hand brake built to confuse. What a load of crap they were ! Taking an ERF to London with a blanket wrapped around my knees, because of the holes in the cab, was no joke. Showing my age ?
tomcat59alan
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Datatek
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Ah memories, the old Akkie's, Seddon's (before they joined forces),ERF's that would wear out a driver before the wagon and the Ford D series with a hand brake built to confuse. What a load of crap they were ! Taking an ERF to London with a blanket wrapped around my knees, because of the holes in the cab, was no joke. Showing my age ?
I used to get to drive an old Albion under floor, gearbox was a right barsteward
zzr1200
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The same as traction batteries in forklifts usually 2 volt cell linked to provide required voltage, but steel cases....
A bit like glass accumulator cells...now there's truly old.....
Datatek
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tomcat59alan
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Had an Scammell unit once, cannot remember how many forward gears it had, could have been 10, and no neutral gate !!! If you missed a gear with that crash box you were right in it.I used to get to drive an old Albion under floor, gearbox was a right barsteward
tomcat59alan
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In the same boatNo way of hiding it I'm afraid
tomcat59alan
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That takes me back to Physics lessons at schoolThe same as traction batteries in forklifts usually 2 volt cell linked to provide required voltage, but steel cases....
A bit like glass accumulator cells...now there's truly old.....
Datatek
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That takes me back to Physics lessons at school
Leclanche cells?
tomcat59alan
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I take your word for it, memory's not as good as it was, what were we talking about?
zzr1200
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Ah memories, the old Akkie's, Seddon's (before they joined forces),ERF's that would wear out a driver before the wagon and the Ford D series with a hand brake built to confuse. What a load of crap they were ! Taking an ERF to London with a blanket wrapped around my knees, because of the holes in the cab, was no joke. Showing my age ?
And don't forget the good old AEC 8 leggers with steering wheels 3 foot in diameter with VACUUM Assisted Brakes.
If you were lucky a new vehicle would be fitted with Air Brakes...
