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Sizes for Viggen Batteries Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Sun, 9 Aug 2020 07:21:31 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The battery in my 2000 Viggen 'vert would barely start the car two weeks ago, both before and after a 25 mile drive. I have a BatteryTender for winter time use so I connected it while the car was parked in the garage.
Solid Red light for 2 days - Seemed like an excessive time period.
Flashing Green Light for one day - correct sequence but again, a long period.
Solid Green light for days - exactly what I expected.
Flashing Green Light again - Whoa! This isn't suppossed to happen.
Solid Green light - OK, this is normal again.
Solid Red Light - Time to shut down and replace tha battery. Obviously something major is amiss.
The owners manual does not identify the battery size! Various battery sources identify it as a Group H5 or Group 47 since both are the same physical size. I removed the battery from my car to take it to the store to avoid the core charge and subsequent credit game. At the store the clerk noticed I was trading in a Group 96R battery and had a Group 47 in my cart..
The Group 96R is the samd depth and length as the 47/H5 battery. The difference is a 5/8 inch shorter height for the 96R, only 600CCA versus 650CCA for the Group 47/H5 size, and a $15 cheaper price for the 96R buying same make and model of battery.
Owners who drive their cars in cold weather may want to purchase the higher CCA Group 47/H5 battery. Owners like me who only drive their cars in warm weather may not need the additional Cold Cranking capability and can save $15 at battery purchase time.
_______________________________________ Saabs owned: 2008 9-5 Aero Sedan, sold at 227K miles 2006 9-3SC 2.0T - Wife's daily driver 2000 Viggen Convertible - Sold May, 2022 1964 Quantum IV Formula Car - Retirement project 2000 9-5lpt Sedan, sold at 318K miles
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