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Old 01-05-2015, 09:55 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by spacemanspif View Post
... I'm beginning to wonder if a skinny battery would open up enough room ... One from a civic could work if it has the CCA's. ...
You may find this thread interesting: "Supercapacitor Battery Replacement" http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ent-27936.html. One type of the capacitor packs is quite small, and can be used in combination with a small battery. The capacitors have plenty of CCAs (cold crank amps). If a car is not used regularly, I think this could be rigged so the alternator charges the battery and the capacitors are not normally in the circuit. The capacitors would be charged from the battery for starting and would be in the circuit for starting. They charge up very quickly. It seems that a smallish battery and small type of capacitor pack would save some space.
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