HHRs and batteries
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HHRs and batteries
Ok so it's not directly MINI related but there was a discussion at Ordes the past weekend about this. Can't remember who I was talking to at the time (there was really good beer involved so it's not entirely my fault).
After doing a quick google I found this:
http://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/showp...3&postcount=15
which says:
"i sell them, and we went though classes on them, the only battery in the car is in the back by the space. only thing upfront are jump connectors and huge bus fuses and relays.
having the battery in the back solves a couple things.
1) keeps battery away from the harmful element under the hood. heat, moisture, vibration. the cobalt is the same way. the engineers have discovered that when you do that the battery last longer. mercedes and bmw have been doing that for years.
2) if you had to put a battery housing under the hood, you would have to take away a bigger engine and all other parts. this allows to put as much under the hood as possible with out sacrificing power, torque, suspension, and other thing that make the vehicle run quicker and quieter.
now if you need to jump the vehicle, you dont have to go to the trunk. thats what the jumper connections up front are for. and for those who didnt get the pioneer system, then runnin power cables for an amplifier are so extremely easy."
I guess this is kind of like the old Coopers that had the battery in the boot. In a way I kind of like that. Who knew they had something in common?!?
After doing a quick google I found this:
http://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/showp...3&postcount=15
which says:
"i sell them, and we went though classes on them, the only battery in the car is in the back by the space. only thing upfront are jump connectors and huge bus fuses and relays.
having the battery in the back solves a couple things.
1) keeps battery away from the harmful element under the hood. heat, moisture, vibration. the cobalt is the same way. the engineers have discovered that when you do that the battery last longer. mercedes and bmw have been doing that for years.
2) if you had to put a battery housing under the hood, you would have to take away a bigger engine and all other parts. this allows to put as much under the hood as possible with out sacrificing power, torque, suspension, and other thing that make the vehicle run quicker and quieter.
now if you need to jump the vehicle, you dont have to go to the trunk. thats what the jumper connections up front are for. and for those who didnt get the pioneer system, then runnin power cables for an amplifier are so extremely easy."
I guess this is kind of like the old Coopers that had the battery in the boot. In a way I kind of like that. Who knew they had something in common?!?
6th Gear
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Yep, my battery is in the boot 3 years nearly 70K miles and hasn't missed a lick except when the running lights were on at car shows and I had strobes on. Had to jump start it a few times, then cut the running lights off and solved that problem.
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That was me Rob. Yeah I found the same post. Oddly enough the case under the hood is the same size as the battery. This seems to add to the confusion. Under normal circumstances I would take this excuse to take something I know nothing about apart, unfortunately the incident happened at 6am on that Saturday morning. MINI Motoring overrides my curiosity.
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