Well after stuffing about with the IDTool trying to get the TV working the car would not start turned over but very sluggish....jumped from the old rangie and away we went.......

so after looking at the wiki a Bosh S5 120A/920 cca is recommended but that's serious money in the land down under so would this one do ..........or should I go genuine......

PART NUMBER HVT-86D
BATTERY TYPE AGM VRLA - Cyclic Use
VOLTAGE 12 Volts
CCA:(cold cranking amps) 1000
AH (20hr): 130
DIMENSIONS
Length 330mm
Width 173mm
Height 212mm
Terminal Height 220mm
TERMINAL TYPE
Satin Forged Brass


TERMINAL ASSEMBLY
OTHER FEATURES
WEIGHT 31.40 KG
REGULAR CHARGE 13.0 Amps
MAX CHARGE 36.4 Amps
PLATE TYPE Die Cast Grid
SEPARATOR TYPE Absorbed Glass Mat
USAGE Starting
Deep-Cycle
Marine
Standby
WARRANTY
Private use
3 Years

Thanks

Ziggy "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana
Puts away his cloth cap and donkey jacket
Goes and sits in the naughty corner

Gday Ziggy

Biggest battery that will fit sounds like what these machines need. ______________________________
Vogue tdv8 08MY poverty pack - wow

Also watch which way round the terminals are. Marine batteries often have different layouts. 2012 5.0L S/C
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Hi Ziggy,

Look for Varta G14 or H3.

I have the H3 in my beast.
Plenty of power in them.

cheers

Thanks Guys, I thought bigger was better, the marine battery has more AH and CCA than the Bosh and the two little cub mentioned and the dimensions are about the same so if the terminals are OK I'll give that one a go.

That'll teach me to stuff around with the IIDTool and not have it running, but I guess it was a sign that the battery was on its last legs.

Zig "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana
Puts away his cloth cap and donkey jacket
Goes and sits in the naughty corner