Time to revisit 6 volt battery options?
- Richard Shilling
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Re: Time to revisit 6 volt battery options?
I went on the web and looked for 6 volt batteries. Interstate doesn't list a 6 volt battery on the website. Deka makes a heavy-duty 6 volt. They are in Pennsylvania which is good for those who live nearby and can pick it up, as the pricing is $95.99 plus $73.50 shipping! Duracell automotive makes a 6 Volt HPI but none of the listed dealers seem to carry it. Finally, NAPA sells a 6 volt Commercial battery for $100.00. You have to order it at a dealer and they'll get it in stock. I didn't check dimensions on these batteries so I'm not 100% sure they'll fit all 356's. In my 1965 356C I'm using a VW battery which is smaller than specified but as the weather here in Seattle is relatively mild it starts the car just fine.
Richard Shilling
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- David Jones
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Re: Time to revisit 6 volt battery options?
Try an agricultural store like Tractor Supply or Fleet. I buy mine from Tractor supply and they are often on sale for as little as $60. I have had good luck over the years buying from farm stores as the batteries they sell are the right size and mainly sold for older 6 volt tractors like the Ford 8n of which a half million were made so there are still a lot out there that need batteries.
If I had known I would live this long I would have pushed the envelope a little harder.
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- Tom Wavrin
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6 volt battery options-
AASE sales offers the German Moll 6V battery @ 360 CCA for $255.
My Johnson Controls-made 6V 440 CCA battery has lasted ~7 years on a "Battery Tender". Have used two so called high tech brands of battery maintainers - one failed and the other caused too much evaporation. I use the solid, no-frills 'Battery Tender' on the 356, a Vespa and on a marine battery with good results.
My Johnson Controls-made 6V 440 CCA battery has lasted ~7 years on a "Battery Tender". Have used two so called high tech brands of battery maintainers - one failed and the other caused too much evaporation. I use the solid, no-frills 'Battery Tender' on the 356, a Vespa and on a marine battery with good results.
Tom, Reg # 10576, Oregon
'62 1600S Karmann HT
'62 1600S Karmann HT