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C5 Help => C5 Support => Topic started by: nooner on 13, May, 2010 - 05:47:01

Title: Using a Wheelchair Battery
Post by: nooner on 13, May, 2010 - 05:47:01
Hi, my wife bought me a C5 for my 30th Birthday on the weekend, but the car battery that came with it seems a bit knackered.  I'm not sure whether to go for a Leisure battery (priced up a 70Ah for £56 locally), or to get an electric wheelchair or mobility scooter battery.  They seem like they might be lighter for a similar capacity, from what little research I have been able to do so far.

Title: Re: Using a Wheelchair Battery
Post by: C5 ENTHUSIAST + RESTORER on 13, May, 2010 - 07:24:23
Hi there I think like many others a leisure battery is the better option...The mobility battery needs a special charger to charge it up .....
Title: Re: Using a Wheelchair Battery
Post by: MikeDX on 13, May, 2010 - 09:18:52
I got talking to a guy at the local hardware store yesterday, who advised me to take a trip to the local breakers yard to get a battery. Apparently the local one to here flogs them all off for £5 each (maybe £10 for a bigger one).

I'm going to go tomorrow and see what they've got. It's worth the gamble (to me) for a tenner if I can get something.