Best battery for 1937 Opal

[Charles Levien]

Hi all,

Some advice please — my six volt battery has suddenly given up and despite a few hours on charge will barely light the ignition warning lamp.
Any ideas on Best Buy to replace it. Would be nice to get something decent which lasted.

Thanks,
Charles

["Slack Alice" Simon]

Tayna Batteries - I am not the only one on the forum to recommend them.   Exide, 80 AH, if I remember right.

[David.H]

That is what I use too.

[Steve kay]

And so do I, no connection other than as customer.

[Nick Turley]

I always use Tayna here is the link to purchase :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/312646477927

[Steve Jones]

Me too. The Exide 80 amp is an excellent battery.

Steve

[Charles Levien]

I always use Tayna here is the link to purchase :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/312646477927

Brilliant response and thank you all.
its on order, delivery next week. I said to my wife,” it’s a bit like a pantomime, you rub the iPad and a new battery appears”. She said, “ ah, but what about the old one?”

Charles

[Robert Foreman]

Can the Exide users give an indication of the longevity of a properly cared for battery?

[Steve Jones]

I'm on five years with mine and it's still doing what it's supposed to do. It's on a car that doesn't get the use it deserves and that, sometimes, sits for 12 months without any use. Shame on me, I know, but I do have other cars that get rather more use. I give it an overnight charge every three months or so but even then, I'm not sure it really needs it. I do have all the bits to convert the car to 12v like my other Sevens (including a 'new' 12v dynamo) and I did think about doing that a couple of years ago. In the end, I didn't see the point so didn't bother.

Steve

[John H]

Can the Exide users give an indication of the longevity of a properly cared for battery?

Ours lasted 10 years, which is remarkable on a car lacking modern charge regulation.