Ferrari Mailing List: Re: 512TR (1992) Starting Problem -- Need New Battery?

[Lashdeep Singh (lashdeep]

I run a Braille 15 or 21lb AGM battery in everything except the pickup truck.

They are $170-200 and last for years. The weight savings is a bonus.



> On Jun 28, 2019, at 17:53, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:
> 
> Gel cell *is* a lead acid battery.  As is AGM.
> 
> See:
> 
> https://northeastbattery.com/battery-101-pros-cons-gel-mat-battery/
> 
>> On 6/28/19, Clarence Romero Jr. <clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>> Yes
>> Gel cell battery
>> 
>> 
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>>> On Jun 28, 2019, at 12:35 PM, Doug & Terri <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hmmmm – and Clyde – you would suggest a more modern battery that’ll fit
>>> our vehicles?  Ah am all eyes and ears.
>>> Cheers
>>> Doug
>>> 
>>> From: Clarence Romero Jr. [mailto:clyderomerof4 [at] gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 4:29 AM
>>> To: Doug & Terri <dnt [at] dock.net>
>>> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512TR (1992) Starting Problem -- Need New Battery?
>>> 
>>> Who uses lead acid batteries?
>>> That’s so yesterday
>>> 
>>> 
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>>>     RF4-4EVR
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>>> Scars are Tattoos with better stories !
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>>> If you have no enemies, you have no character !
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>>> Clyde Romero
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>>> On Jun 28, 2019, at 12:37 AM, Doug & Terri <dnt [at] dock.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> OK gang – good bad and the ugly:
>>> When a lead acid battery shows “12.0 v” (all leads disconnected) the state
>>> of charge for the battery is . . . . 25%
>>> 
>>> Here’s a chart:
>>> 100%    12.65
>>> 75%      12.45
>>> 50%      12.24
>>> Discharged - - 11.89
>>> 
>>> 11.89 v will light the dash etc.
>>> Try this – dismount the battery.
>>> Pick it up and hold it about 6 to 8 inches off the concrete
>>> Drop it.  Do it twice to three times.
>>> Knocks off grid crud (highly technical term) off of the lead plates.
>>> 
>>> Oy – put a rag over the top of the battery and wear protective glasses
>>> ‘cause if there is anyway acid can pop out it will send droplets out on to
>>> your prized Enzo Ferrari signed T-shirt.  Oh yeah, and on your arms which
>>> will prompt a question in about 5 minutes “OW – how’d that happen?”
>>> 
>>> Bon Chance.
>>> Doug
>>> 
>>> 
>>> From: Ferrari [mailto:ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com] On
>>> Behalf Of Lashdeep Singh via Ferrari
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 12:47 PM
>>> To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
>>> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 512TR (1992) Starting Problem -- Need New Battery?
>>> 
>>> Larry, test the battery for voltage to see if it is really dead or not.
>>> 
>>> On Jun 27, 2019, at 11:54, Larry Bard <larrybard [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> There were a few times over the past winter that I neither drove, nor even
>>> warmed up my 512TR, and -- compounding the neglect -- didn't connect it to
>>> a trickle charger.  Predictably, when I then tried to start it, I
>>> discovered that the battery was dead. The last couple of months I've had
>>> it on a CTEK 3300 trickle charger.  However, when I then tried to start
>>> the car (after the charger indicator lights indicated that the battery was
>>> charged), it wouldn't turn over.  More specifically, when the key is
>>> turned to the initial ("accessories"?) position, all the lights glow
>>> brightly, but then, when I turn the key further clockwise to start the
>>> car, I think only two lights (maybe for the brakes) glow (dimly) -- and
>>> the engine doesn't "turn over."  Most likely dead battery?  If so,
>>> recommendations for a replacement?  I currently have a less than 4 year
>>> old NAPA 9834R battery in the car.
>>> https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NBP9834R
>>> Not only do I have no idea how I originally chose it, but the NAPA website
>>> is now telling me that it is not an appropriate battery for my car.
>>> 
>>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated; needless to say(?), I would like
>>> a better alternative to driving the car to the ghetto and leaving it
>>> there.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Larry
>>> 
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