What oddessy battery to buy???

[AtomicRex]

The best thing to buy is a trickle charger.  We have a unit that is ideal for the 680 and is £39+VAT
 
Its best to keep these units topped up as otherwise they can bend the plates.
 
But having said that, my battery was left for 6 months, and fired the FD up straight away!
 
That sounds very "Gene Hunt"  Fire up the quattro!!  Does it work as well with FD?
 
Anyway...can get either of the items or both to you next day

[Initial-D]

The battery is about a year old and was trickle charged, I think the previous owner may have damaged it before I purchased it. That\'ll teach me to save a few quid as I have to buy another now!

I\'ll see if I have some cash spare and order the Optima - was the £103 for the MJ version?

[AtomicRex]

Yes
 
That is for the MJ
 
Do you want a bracket? or do you have one of these?
 
Cheers
 
Jon

[craigr]

Literally as I was reading this, the courier just delivered a PC680MJ that I ordered along with the screw-in terminals. I am hoping it will fix the problems I have had on my Varta A14.

Out of interest, what make is the trickle charger you supply Jon ? Can I order it from your website, or shall I call ?

[marco]

jon could you do the non metal battery cheaper, or is it a \'no no\' from a safety point of view?

[AtomicRex]

The list prices are:
680 £103.50
680MJ £109.50
 
The 680MJ as I stuck it up at £103 I will honour  And the 680 will be £103.50 unless you are a club member where you can get an extra 5% off.
 
The website is being pulled today, new one is been worked on at the moment, so hopefully at the end of the month to middle of next month we should have a spanking new one!!!  With a good shop
 
So best option is get us either via email or phone

[fullonloon]

The battery is about a year old and was trickle charged, I think the previous owner may have damaged it before I purchased it. That\'ll teach me to save a few quid as I have to buy another now!

I\'ll see if I have some cash spare and order the Optima - was the £103 for the MJ version?

Old thread I know but I had two PC1200s which did the same thing.  They started to smoke and were really hot.   I think it\'s down to charging them incorrectly.  The first time was coming back from WGT who left it on charge for me and it started smoking on the motorway.  I bought a second one and bought a trickle charger for it.  After leaving it on tricklecharge and it showing green, I used it and then it started smoking too.   I\'m just about to buy another one and I\'m a bit hesitant as I don\'t want the same thing to happen again - not when you\'re spending £175 on a battery each time.