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C5Alive General Category => C5 Chatroom => Topic started by: peckishere on 29, January, 2011 - 15:59:59

Title: Best type of battery replacement?
Post by: peckishere on 29, January, 2011 - 15:59:59

Hello everyone

Ive just bought a c5 on eBay in quite good condition (It came from a museum on the Isle of Wight apparently) , however the battery is missing, the seller stated he tested all the electronics using a 12v car battery and said it all worked 100% (I hear this is a bad thing to do as the batteries can fry the electronics  :o )

Anyway I was wondering what type and make of batteries are best to fit in the c5

Also I would like to know the best way to charge the batteries as the C5 I bought doesn't come with a charger of any kind

Title: Re: Best type of battery replacement?
Post by: Retro Andy on 29, January, 2011 - 16:42:19

Most people run with the C5 Alive wiring loom with quick release connections and a normal car battery.

Retro Andy.

Title: Re: Best type of battery replacement?
Post by: peckishere on 29, January, 2011 - 17:45:10

sorry to be a pain but do you have a link to documentation how to install the wiring loom?

Title: Re: Best type of battery replacement?
Post by: peckishere on 29, January, 2011 - 17:47:35

ahh just found it!. my bad

Title: Re: Best type of battery replacement?
Post by: Karl on 29, January, 2011 - 22:25:28

Quote from: peckishere on  29, January, 2011  - 17:45:10

sorry to be a pain but do you have a link to documentation how to install the wiring loom?

If you buy the kit from the shop side then it comes will full instructions (including pictures). The info on the download section is for an earlier version of the kit that still works but is not as good  ;)