Miata Mailing List: March 1999, Message #20

Just a battery data point.  The Panasonic AGM in my '94 is now well over 5
years old.  It had started getting pretty sluggish on those cool mornings
(in the 50's) we've had lately.  One morning it took me three tries over ten
minutes to get it started - it finally fired off on what certainly would
have been the last rotation of the starter before the battery was too flat.
I went out that evening (it started fine the rest of the day after I drove
around for a bit) and bought a battery charger.  I put the battery on a 2
amp charge over night and it has been much better since.

Kevin Morrison and Spider '94R+
Tampa, Florida, and other places...
kevin@sunriders.com
http://www.mx5.net




-----Original Message-----


>The WestCo is built exactly like your original stock Miata battery.
>However - Mazda replacement batteries are wet cells made by Interstate.
>Check out:
>
>http://www.teammiata.com/TM420.htm
>For details on the WestCo battery.
>Also - I wouldn't worry too much about your battery yet. Original batteries
>lasting five and six years are not unusual.
>
>Ken
>
>
>
>At 05:59 PM 3/1/99 -0500, tinabee3@juno.com wrote:
>>When it comes time to replace my battery, is the stock Panasonic and the
>>WestCo my only two choices? The one I have now is 3 1/2 years old, and
>>will most likely need replacement soon. (FL heat kills batteries).
>>
>
>