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Old 09-19-2024, 10:12 AM   #1
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Default Sourcing a Ford script battery for my '40

Guys, any current suppliers for a Ford script battery (dry cell in the case) for a '40 Ford?
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Kube...You might try C&G in California. They had them listed about a year ago. They are made to order, so will take some time to receive.

Phone: (760) 740-2400

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Not sure what you mean by "dry cell in the case". This one is AGM.
Currently offered for sale, but not current to get: they are made to order, wait time is some months.

https://batterycentralmall.com/produ...0-1951-2hf-rr/
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For those that are unaware of the latest improvements in battery technology, "AGM" stands for "Absorbed Glass Mat". These are still lead/acid batteries, but their method of construction is different. Specifically, the fiberglass mesh mats. They are the GM in AGM batteries. Ultra-thin glass fibers soak up all the electrolyte (water and sulfuric acid) into thin pillows cushioning the lead plates. Instead of the free-flowing liquid inside of a regular car battery, an AGM battery carries its electrical charge in soaked sponges — and those mesh sponges are coating the lead plates.

The fiberglass mesh on the lead plates gives the electrical current a shorter, easier path to follow than in a regular battery with free-flowing liquid.

That’s called low internal resistance, and that’s how an AGM battery’s design that expand what car batteries can fundamentally do. Obviously, the Optima's everyone is mentioning are AGM's.
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Not sure what you mean by "dry cell in the case". This one is AGM.
Currently offered for sale, but not current to get: they are made to order, wait time is some months.

https://batterycentralmall.com/produ...0-1951-2hf-rr/
That's the place. Thank you!
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