Varley Red Top 20 battery

[redcarracer]

Bought a Red Top 20 for my Westfield 1700X/flow. Before I go to the trouble of replacing all the battery leads/terminals is it going to be up to the job. Stored over winter but used at least every fortnight in the summer.

Just be glad of some advice please.

[Flat Eric]

Yes would think so.

As, it's good enough for my V8, and friends with vauxhalls with injection.

[James]

I run with a red top 25 and no probs what so ever, just DONT let the battery completly discharge! they dont like it!

[StuartMackay]

My supplier of the RedTop  suggested disconnecting the leads if the car is not going to be used for a long period. The battery will retain its charge for a long period of time.

I was told by Aesirpower that it is not recomended to use the optimate type of trickle charger over winter on Redtops/Odyssey gel batteries.

My car has stood for weeks on end without a trickle charger attached and always has enough grunt.

[custardtart]

I had a 20 and found it useless compared to my bullet proof powervamp PV22. It couldn't cope with being left unplugged from a charger for any length of time and pretty quickly failed to hold any charge.

I've had 2 powervamp PV22's in 6 years (apart from 3 months in between with the Varley) last year the car was taken out of winter storage (no battery charger) and hadn't turned over for 6 months, the battery was fine!

http://www.powervampracing.com/powervamp_car_batteries.asp

[Mark B]

I may need a new battery myself, can anyone recommend a current supplier for a red top 20 or 25 with the best price please?

Cheers,

Mark  

[peterg]

Give Ed Roller at Powervamp a ring, the Odyssey batteries are the same as Red Tops (they come out of the same factory) and he'll do you free delivery as a WSCC member  

[Mark B]

Thanks Pete....    

[Buzz Billsberry]

Run the same 25 Red top Since 1999 on my EX 2.0 16v and since 2004 on my 4.6 V8 battery has covered around 28,000 miles its had 2 complete discharges but is still running strong... as far as I'm concerned the Redtop/Oddessey battery are tops Also use same on my Genesis race car

Buzz

[Steven (WE51STE)]

Hi,

Whats wrong with using the Optimate Trickle Charger on these battery's ?

I've got the 25 and have been using  an OptiMate SP III - 12V Gel Battery Charger.

Regards,

Steve

[mkII]

tayna batteries(google it).I just paid £90 for odyssey PC680 (same as red top25) including next day delivery. m.

[markcoopers]

Hi,

Whats wrong with using the Optimate Trickle Charger on these battery's ?

I've got the 25 and have been using  an OptiMate SP III - 12V Gel Battery Charger.

Regards,

Steve

Not sure, but i sware mine has knackered my battery as well.

I'll give powervamp a call and ask them what to do.

[StuartMackay]

http://www.aesirpower.com/

[thos]

I had a Red Top 15 for years in my Zetec car, never a problem.

However, new hi-comp 4age and I've got some sort of problem ...