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On Friday, 25 November 2016 10:43:20 UTC, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Muddymike writes On 25/11/2016 09:42, tabbypurr wrote: Most cars have only one size that will fit it they don't of course - unless you're stupid enough to fit a smaller one and have it rattling around. 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. Cars certainly used to be capable of accommodating (within reason) batteries of different sizes. My wife's Citroen C1 is fitted with a tiny battery, but has provision for one about 50% longer. An unclamped battery is obviously free to move around, but its movement is often constrained by what surrounds if and the power leads. While I certainly don't recommend it, you might be able to drive for years without anything untoward happening. Low performance vehicles don't need battery clamps to be functional. I've driven more than one vehicle that had no provision for any sort of battery clamping. Of course they're a hazard in a crash, that's primarily why cars now have the clamps. NT |
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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 |
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On Wed, 9 Nov 2016 03:33:16 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote: On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 11:10:58 UTC, Muddymike wrote: Dont trust Halfords. They sold an elderly neighbour a new battery, a few days later that was also flat. The problem was a loose fan belt! I walked in Halfords two years ago, selected the most expensive battery with the highest power rating and they fitted it - all for £105. Crikey - you are really well off: we are very impressed. |
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wrote: On Friday, 25 November 2016 11:22:58 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 00:59:33 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 15:46:48 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , I walked in Halfords two years ago, selected the most expensive battery with the highest power rating and they fitted it - all for £105. Was this for your milkfloat? Most cars will only take one size of battery. That's never been my experience. Current wheels is on its 3rd battery, each of different capacity. Think you haven't read what was said. About selecting the most expensive and highest current rating battery Halfords stocked and having it fitted by them. then you thought wrong I'll give you 100 quid if the most expensive/highest capacity battery that Halfords sell will fit either of my cars. With respect what Halfords sell is of no relevance. Do you actually read the posts you're replying to? Most cars have only one size that will fit it they don't of course In which case there's no need for the vast number of different types, then. You simply buy any you fancy and fit it. A completely illogical and nonsensical conclusion from the reality that one can often fit a battery of different size to the original. I'd guess your definition of 'fit' might be different to others. - unless you're stupid enough to fit a smaller one and have it rattling around. car batteries don't rattle around, even if for some reason you forget to fix them in place. Only one with no knowledge of cars would think all fixings are the same and will work with any battery. No-one has proposed such, as if you brain were functioning you'd well know. It's exactly what you said by replying to my post. -- *Prepositions are not words to end sentences with * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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wrote: An unclamped battery is obviously free to move around, but its movement is often constrained by what surrounds if and the power leads. While I certainly don't recommend it, you might be able to drive for years without anything untoward happening. Low performance vehicles don't need battery clamps to be functional. I've driven more than one vehicle that had no provision for any sort of battery clamping. Of course they're a hazard in a crash, that's primarily why cars now have the clamps. Thanks for confirming you're a danger on the roads. I've yet to see any production car of any age where the battery isn't secured, as supplied by the factory. -- *The e-mail of the species is more deadly than the mail * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Ian Jackson wrote: In message , writes Low performance vehicles don't need battery clamps to be functional. I've driven more than one vehicle that had no provision for any sort of battery clamping. Of course they're a hazard in a crash, that's primarily why cars now have the clamps. "Now"? My first car (1964) was a 1953 Ford Prefect. I'm pretty sure that its battery was secured (was it in a box compartment?) - and I'm definitely sure that all my subsequent cars had clamps or similar ways of securing the battery. It's unthinkable that they wouldn't. Of course. Having the battery rattling around is so silly I'm surprised that even Mr Purr thinks it OK. -- *There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Saturday, 26 November 2016 00:59:25 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Friday, 25 November 2016 11:22:58 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 00:59:33 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 15:46:48 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , I walked in Halfords two years ago, selected the most expensive battery with the highest power rating and they fitted it - all for £105. Was this for your milkfloat? Most cars will only take one size of battery. That's never been my experience. Current wheels is on its 3rd battery, each of different capacity. Think you haven't read what was said. About selecting the most expensive and highest current rating battery Halfords stocked and having it fitted by them. then you thought wrong I'll give you 100 quid if the most expensive/highest capacity battery that Halfords sell will fit either of my cars. With respect what Halfords sell is of no relevance. Do you actually read the posts you're replying to? Most cars have only one size that will fit it they don't of course In which case there's no need for the vast number of different types, then. You simply buy any you fancy and fit it. A completely illogical and nonsensical conclusion from the reality that one can often fit a battery of different size to the original. I'd guess your definition of 'fit' might be different to others. - unless you're stupid enough to fit a smaller one and have it rattling around. car batteries don't rattle around, even if for some reason you forget to fix them in place. Only one with no knowledge of cars would think all fixings are the same and will work with any battery. No-one has proposed such, as if you brain were functioning you'd well know. It's exactly what you said by replying to my post. I see any discussion with you is pointless. |
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On Saturday, 26 November 2016 01:09:29 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , tabbypurr wrote: An unclamped battery is obviously free to move around, but its movement is often constrained by what surrounds if and the power leads. While I certainly don't recommend it, you might be able to drive for years without anything untoward happening. Low performance vehicles don't need battery clamps to be functional. I've driven more than one vehicle that had no provision for any sort of battery clamping. Of course they're a hazard in a crash, that's primarily why cars now have the clamps. Thanks for confirming you're a danger on the roads. I've yet to see any production car of any age where the battery isn't secured, as supplied by the factory. Of course. Having the battery rattling around is so silly I'm surprised that even Mr Purr thinks it OK. If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. NT |
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On 25/11/16 22:18, Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , writes Low performance vehicles don't need battery clamps to be functional. I've driven more than one vehicle that had no provision for any sort of battery clamping. Of course they're a hazard in a crash, that's primarily why cars now have the clamps. "Now"? My first car (1964) was a 1953 Ford Prefect. I'm pretty sure that its battery was secured (was it in a box compartment?) - and I'm definitely sure that all my subsequent cars had clamps or similar ways of securing the battery. It's unthinkable that they wouldn't. OTOH I've bought many a second hand one where the clamps were missing and how they attached was not obvious, to the point where you might be forgiven for thinking they didn't have any. -- €œBut what a weak barrier is truth when it stands in the way of an hypothesis!€ Mary Wollstonecraft |
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wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. -- He who laughs last, thinks slowest* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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wrote: On Saturday, 26 November 2016 00:59:25 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Friday, 25 November 2016 11:22:58 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Wednesday, 23 November 2016 00:59:33 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Wednesday, 9 November 2016 15:46:48 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , I walked in Halfords two years ago, selected the most expensive battery with the highest power rating and they fitted it - all for £105. Was this for your milkfloat? Most cars will only take one size of battery. That's never been my experience. Current wheels is on its 3rd battery, each of different capacity. Think you haven't read what was said. About selecting the most expensive and highest current rating battery Halfords stocked and having it fitted by them. then you thought wrong I'll give you 100 quid if the most expensive/highest capacity battery that Halfords sell will fit either of my cars. With respect what Halfords sell is of no relevance. Do you actually read the posts you're replying to? Most cars have only one size that will fit it they don't of course In which case there's no need for the vast number of different types, then. You simply buy any you fancy and fit it. A completely illogical and nonsensical conclusion from the reality that one can often fit a battery of different size to the original. I'd guess your definition of 'fit' might be different to others. - unless you're stupid enough to fit a smaller one and have it rattling around. car batteries don't rattle around, even if for some reason you forget to fix them in place. Only one with no knowledge of cars would think all fixings are the same and will work with any battery. No-one has proposed such, as if you brain were functioning you'd well know. It's exactly what you said by replying to my post. I see any discussion with you is pointless. It is if you choose to ignore points in a thread. And reply to something you've invented. -- *Why were the Indians here first? They had reservations.* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. The only one I can think of is an old Mini where the battery simply dropped into a box in the boot. |
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On 26/11/16 12:03, bm wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. The only one I can think of is an old Mini where the battery simply dropped into a box in the boot. I am fairly sure there was a clamp there as well of some sort -- All political activity makes complete sense once the proposition that all government is basically a self-legalising protection racket, is fully understood. |
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On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:37:15 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. I've had scores of cars over the decades and most of them had unsecured batteries for whatever reason. It has never caused me the slightest difficulty. |
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On 26/11/16 14:38, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:37:15 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. I've had scores of cars over the decades and most of them had unsecured batteries for whatever reason. It has never caused me the slightest difficulty. Well yes and no., They do flap around if you are an enthusiastic driver, and I did have one short itself momentarily and cut the engine.. Since I ran out of scrapyards in those days it was never hard to find a replacement clamp. -- The biggest threat to humanity comes from socialism, which has utterly diverted our attention away from what really matters to our existential survival, to indulging in navel gazing and faux moral investigations into what the world ought to be, whilst we fail utterly to deal with what it actually is. |
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On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:17:15 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 25/11/16 22:18, Ian Jackson wrote: In message , tabbypurr writes Low performance vehicles don't need battery clamps to be functional. I've driven more than one vehicle that had no provision for any sort of battery clamping. Of course they're a hazard in a crash, that's primarily why cars now have the clamps. "Now"? My first car (1964) was a 1953 Ford Prefect. I'm pretty sure that its battery was secured (was it in a box compartment?) - and I'm definitely sure that all my subsequent cars had clamps or similar ways of securing the battery. It's unthinkable that they wouldn't. OTOH I've bought many a second hand one where the clamps were missing and how they attached was not obvious, to the point where you might be forgiven for thinking they didn't have any. Ah, the little rectangular washers down the bottom. NT |
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On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:43:15 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , tabbypurr wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. Commer walkthrough. The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. But older ones don't, and some post 54 ones don't. NT |
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On Saturday, 26 November 2016 14:52:58 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 26/11/16 14:38, Cursitor Doom wrote: On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:37:15 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. I've had scores of cars over the decades and most of them had unsecured batteries for whatever reason. It has never caused me the slightest difficulty. Well yes and no., They do flap around if you are an enthusiastic driver, and I did have one short itself momentarily and cut the engine.. Historic cars and manic driving tend not to mix, at least not with the sort I like. NT |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote tabbypurr wrote If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. Dont believe that there is no battery clamp on the bottom of this battery. http://www.newoldcar.co.uk/images/Fe...%20Bay%202.JPG Commer walkthrough. The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. But older ones don't, and some post 54 ones don't. |
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On 26/11/2016 12:08, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 26/11/16 12:03, bm wrote: The only one I can think of is an old Mini where the battery simply dropped into a box in the boot. I am fairly sure there was a clamp there as well of some sort My 1976 Mini had a bar bolted over the battery. Andy |
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On 26/11/2016 01:03, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Ian Jackson wrote: In message , writes Low performance vehicles don't need battery clamps to be functional. I've driven more than one vehicle that had no provision for any sort of battery clamping. Of course they're a hazard in a crash, that's primarily why cars now have the clamps. "Now"? My first car (1964) was a 1953 Ford Prefect. I'm pretty sure that its battery was secured (was it in a box compartment?) - and I'm definitely sure that all my subsequent cars had clamps or similar ways of securing the battery. It's unthinkable that they wouldn't. Of course. Having the battery rattling around is so silly I'm surprised that even Mr Purr thinks it OK. and does represent a very real and likely danger of unfused battery leads causing a dead short across the battery, I thought that must be legislated against? |
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On 25/11/2016 15:01, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , MrCheerful wrote: I have seen first hand the devastating results of a car battery that was not clamped in. Mike An overtall one is fun when you slam the bonnet on its posts. Recently, a rather nice classic was destroyed by fire. The incorrect battery was used - the terminals reversed from the correct one, but otherwise the same sort of size. So it was reversed physically so the correct lead would reach to the terminals. And sadly the bonnet edge lip now contacted the 'live' terminal. If only the battery had internal fuses. |
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On Sunday, 27 November 2016 20:23:27 UTC, Rod Speed wrote:
tabbypurr wrote Dave Plowman (News) wrote tabbypurr wrote If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. Dont believe that there is no battery clamp on the bottom of this battery. http://www.newoldcar.co.uk/images/Fe...%20Bay%202.JPG Commer walkthrough. The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. But older ones don't, and some post 54 ones don't. The Riva was made since 1967. NT |
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wrote: On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:43:15 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. I find that even harder to believe - a car made specifically for pot holed roads. Lead acid batteries don't take kindly to being bashed around. Commer walkthrough. I did say production car. The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. But older ones don't, and some post 54 ones don't. I personally have never seen any car where the battery isn't secured. All it would need is one accident where the car rolled over and the battery started a fire to convince even the most stupid maker it was essential. But luckily they wouldn't be on the road these days anyway because it would never pass an MOT. -- *When it rains, why don't sheep shrink? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Monday, 28 November 2016 00:34:20 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:43:15 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. I find that even harder to believe - a car made specifically for pot holed roads. Lead acid batteries don't take kindly to being bashed around. they don't get bashed about, they sit in a tray and don't come out. Commer walkthrough. I did say production car. I can't think of any reason to limit it to cars. The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. But older ones don't, and some post 54 ones don't. I personally have never seen any car where the battery isn't secured. All it would need is one accident where the car rolled over and the battery started a fire to convince even the most stupid maker it was essential. But luckily they wouldn't be on the road these days anyway because it would never pass an MOT. With respect historic cars are MOT exempt. If you're unhappy about an unclamped battery you'll wet yourself over the more serious issues such cars have. And yet their accident record is better, not worse, but you still object. NT |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote: In article , wrote: On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:43:15 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. I find that even harder to believe - a car made specifically for pot holed roads. Lead acid batteries don't take kindly to being bashed around. Commer walkthrough. I did say production car. The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp. And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery too. But older ones don't, and some post 54 ones don't. I personally have never seen any car where the battery isn't secured. All it would need is one accident where the car rolled over and the battery started a fire to convince even the most stupid maker it was essential. But luckily they wouldn't be on the road these days anyway because it would never pass an MOT. Back in my student days, so circa. 1970, we bought a Bradford van from a scrapyard. After massively shimming the very worn kingpins, we took it a garage which was reputed to be friendly to older vehicles, for its MOT. One rear light didn't work, so we hit it, and it came on. The tester put his Tapley brake meter on the passenger seat, then drove across the forecourt and braked, and the seat folded up and threw his meter on the floor. He set it up again on the floor, repeated the test, and as he walked back to the office, we saw battery acid dripping onto the concrete, as the unsecured battery had shifted as he braked. While we righted the battery, he wrote out the 'Pass' certificate. The van was almost lethal to drive, but the engine, a horizontally-opposed twin, was phenomenal, it would run so slowly that you could count the firings, and still pull. Them wuz the days. -- Davey. |
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On Monday, 28 November 2016 08:56:27 UTC, MrCheerful wrote:
On 27/11/2016 19:48, tabbypurr wrote: On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:43:15 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. Commer walkthrough. The Lada Riva battery was secured by J bolts and a bit of pressed angle steel with two nuts. Here is a picture of the engine bay of one: http://www.origo.hu/auto/20111202-la...uplateszt.html So, any examples of a production car with no battery clamping arrangements as standard (as opposed to just left off)? A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger. there is more than one version of those Ladas. The lack of crumple zones, airbags or ABS and iffy cornering are more serious risks of course. Funny how people get things out of proportion. NT |
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MrCheerful wrote: Lada Riva. Commer walkthrough. The Lada Riva battery was secured by J bolts and a bit of pressed angle steel with two nuts. Here is a picture of the engine bay of one: http://www.origo.hu/auto/20111202-la...uplateszt.html Thanks for that. If ever a car needed a secure battery it would be something like a Riva. Where the original Fiat shell was strengthened for poor Russian roads. So, any examples of a production car with no battery clamping arrangements as standard (as opposed to just left off)? A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger. Very odd Mr Purr is so concerned with battery charger safety yet happy to drive around in a potentially lethal vehicle. -- *I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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wrote: A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger. there is more than one version of those Ladas. Yes. As designed, and the banger you saw. If indeed you did see one with no battery clamping. The lack of crumple zones, airbags or ABS and iffy cornering are more serious risks of course. Funny how people get things out of proportion. Right. So let's just add yet another hazard. Very logical that. -- *Why do overlook and oversee mean opposite things? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On 28/11/2016 10:14, wrote:
On Monday, 28 November 2016 08:56:27 UTC, MrCheerful wrote: On 27/11/2016 19:48, tabbypurr wrote: On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:43:15 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. Commer walkthrough. The Lada Riva battery was secured by J bolts and a bit of pressed angle steel with two nuts. Here is a picture of the engine bay of one: http://www.origo.hu/auto/20111202-la...uplateszt.html So, any examples of a production car with no battery clamping arrangements as standard (as opposed to just left off)? A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger. there is more than one version of those Ladas. The lack of crumple zones, airbags or ABS and iffy cornering are more serious risks of course. Funny how people get things out of proportion. NT The Lada Riva was an old Fiat design, every model would have had battery retainers as standard. So what production cars have no battery retention as standard? It was you that cited a battery caused fire as being a terrible hazard, yet you think that a loose battery is not? What about those big fat leads chafing through? You really should stick to one train of thought at a time, accidental battery discharge is hazardous, or not. Which is it? |
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On Monday, 28 November 2016 11:08:21 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , MrCheerful wrote: Lada Riva. Commer walkthrough. The Lada Riva battery was secured by J bolts and a bit of pressed angle steel with two nuts. Here is a picture of the engine bay of one: http://www.origo.hu/auto/20111202-la...uplateszt.html Thanks for that. If ever a car needed a secure battery it would be something like a Riva. Where the original Fiat shell was strengthened for poor Russian roads. It might be they just didn't fit one. The way Lada imports worked it was normal to need to do remedial work on the vehicles before sale. So, any examples of a production car with no battery clamping arrangements as standard (as opposed to just left off)? A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger. Very odd Mr Purr is so concerned with battery charger safety obviously I'm not. But keep up the bs yet happy to drive around in a potentially lethal vehicle. All vehicles are potentially lethal. Odd that you haven't worked that out. NT |
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On Monday, 28 November 2016 11:08:22 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , tabbypurr wrote: A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger. there is more than one version of those Ladas. Yes. As designed, and the banger you saw. If indeed you did see one with no battery clamping. It was hardly a banger. Not that facts worry you. The lack of crumple zones, airbags or ABS and iffy cornering are more serious risks of course. Funny how people get things out of proportion. Right. So let's just add yet another hazard. Very logical that. That doesn't even make sense. You're in any crap you can throw mode now. NT |
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"MrCheerful" wrote in message ... On 27/11/2016 19:48, wrote: On Saturday, 26 November 2016 11:43:15 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: If you learn a bit more about cars you'll find there are lots of old cars with no provision for a battery clamp. They tend to be prized rather than called silly. I have no problem with having driven some pieces of history, and far from your assertion that such is a danger, classic cars in fact have a better safety record on the road than modern ones. It appears that paradox and its explanation are things you know nothing about. Please give an actual example of a production car supplied with no battery clamp. Should be very easy for you since they are so common in your experience. Lada Riva. Commer walkthrough. The Lada Riva battery was secured by J bolts and a bit of pressed angle steel with two nuts. Here is a picture of the engine bay of one: http://www.origo.hu/auto/20111202-la...uplateszt.html That is a quite recent Lada Riva tho. So, any examples of a production car with no battery clamping arrangements as standard (as opposed to just left off)? A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger. |
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wrote: On Monday, 28 November 2016 11:08:22 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: A loose battery in a car represents real and significant danger. there is more than one version of those Ladas. Yes. As designed, and the banger you saw. If indeed you did see one with no battery clamping. It was hardly a banger. Not that facts worry you. The lack of crumple zones, airbags or ABS and iffy cornering are more serious risks of course. Funny how people get things out of proportion. Right. So let's just add yet another hazard. Very logical that. That doesn't even make sense. You're in any crap you can throw mode now. When someone is proved wrong then goes on to say 'and what about this' (iffy cornering or whatever) it simply shows them up as a bad loser. No vehicle is ever perfectly safe. But thinking it OK to allow something silly like a battery which isn't secured is just plain nonsense. And that was known long before ABS or crumple zones where thought of. -- *People want trepanners like they want a hole in the head* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 00:38:27 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , tabbypurr wrote: On Monday, 28 November 2016 11:08:22 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , tabbypurr wrote: The lack of crumple zones, airbags or ABS and iffy cornering are more serious risks of course. Funny how people get things out of proportion. Right. So let's just add yet another hazard. Very logical that. That doesn't even make sense. You're in any crap you can throw mode now. When someone is proved wrong then goes on to say 'and what about this' (iffy cornering or whatever) it simply shows them up as a bad loser. So you missed the point and drew childish conclusions. What's new. No vehicle is ever perfectly safe. No road going vehicle is safe at all. But thinking it OK to allow something silly like a battery which isn't secured is just plain nonsense. And that was known long before ABS or crumple zones where thought of. Well I won't repeat my point, since you completely failed to grasp it last time. But I think it's fair to say many relics on the road have far larger issues than that, yet lower than average death stats. But I don't think you'll undertand that. NT |
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wrote: Right. So let's just add yet another hazard. Very logical that. That doesn't even make sense. You're in any crap you can throw mode now. When someone is proved wrong then goes on to say 'and what about this' (iffy cornering or whatever) it simply shows them up as a bad loser. So you missed the point and drew childish conclusions. What's new. I didn't miss any point. You just threw in some red herrings after you'd been shown to be talking ****e. No vehicle is ever perfectly safe. No road going vehicle is safe at all. OK. So lets just add in a few more things to make it worse. You just know it makes sense. But thinking it OK to allow something silly like a battery which isn't secured is just plain nonsense. And that was known long before ABS or crumple zones where thought of. Well I won't repeat my point, since you completely failed to grasp it last time. But I think it's fair to say many relics on the road have far larger issues than that, yet lower than average death stats. But I don't think you'll undertand that. And you think that somehow down to the vehicle design? Any other stupid beliefs you have that need sorting? -- *Indian Driver - Smoke signals only* Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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On Tuesday, 29 November 2016 14:28:02 UTC, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , tabbypurr wrote: Right. So let's just add yet another hazard. Very logical that. That doesn't even make sense. You're in any crap you can throw mode now. When someone is proved wrong then goes on to say 'and what about this' (iffy cornering or whatever) it simply shows them up as a bad loser. So you missed the point and drew childish conclusions. What's new. I didn't miss any point. You just threw in some red herrings after you'd been shown to be talking ****e. OK, so you understand not a whole lot here No vehicle is ever perfectly safe. No road going vehicle is safe at all. OK. So lets just add in a few more things to make it worse. that makes no sense You just know it makes sense. But thinking it OK to allow something silly like a battery which isn't secured is just plain nonsense. And that was known long before ABS or crumple zones where thought of. Well I won't repeat my point, since you completely failed to grasp it last time. But I think it's fair to say many relics on the road have far larger issues than that, yet lower than average death stats. But I don't think you'll undertand that. And you think that somehow down to the vehicle design? I won't ask what idiocy you imagine I believe this time. I don't care. Any other stupid beliefs you have that need sorting? Yes, that you're worth talking to. Plonk. |
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