TAD 12 Volt Battery

I am interested to know what kind of 12 volt battery any of you guy's (or Gals ) are using on your top alcohol dragsters or funny cars to run the tach shift light and deployment system as I need to get a new one, the one I was using from MSD is no longer available. Thanks in advance, Rich Putz

 

Richard,
Dave Leahy makes a really nice setup, very light and holds charge for quite some time.

Brandon Booher
NHRA TAD #35

 

a very small alarm battery 12volts sealed gel..ran all last year on 2 charges..also it is very lite..Dave..if you want rich I can send some pics or for that matter I can send you a battery..Dave

 

Richard ….Leahy’s deal is sweet. Just installed one in the new car. Has direct plug in to power the safety box and another power strip for accessories. Comes with charger too. Has dual switches incase one of the packs fails, so you can switch that one off and still run on the other. I run the "full meal deal of Dave’s stuff so it was a plug and play. Fair price too. I can send or post a picture if you need to take a look.

Kevin Hool
“The Ghost” is back TAFC562
http://www.gripperclean.com
http://www.coolraceshops.com

 

I just rewired our car with the 18V Milwaukee battery and mount from here
http://www.quartermax.com/details.php?prodID=1726&catID=115

straight foward and easy to set up

jim

 

I like the tool batterys myself, they will stand up to tire shake very well and are light and powerful, don't leak or outgas and also charge very quickly. I think we are just accustomed to using lead acid in vehicles so we use them in our race cars, if you step back and look at the demands on a battery in a race car, a tool battery is a much better choice.