On Friday, 25 November 2016 11:22:58 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Muddymike wrote:

car batteries don't rattle around, even if for some reason you forget
to fix them in place.

I have seen first hand the devastating results of a car battery that was
not clamped in.

Very true. It's even something which is checked at MOT time.

for some vague value of checked.

The only battery type other than the correct one which is likely to fit
the space is a smaller one. And depending on clamp type may not be
possible to secure it.

Fitting a different sized battery should only be done by someone who knows
what they're doing. Which seems to rule out many on here.

It was done all the time when scrapyards were common. It's hardly difficult.


NT