Hi,
This is my first post so perhaps a bit of an introduction. I live in County Durham and have been retired for about a year and a half. Ten years ago I was ill and off work for many months and to occupy me I started to build the SS Talacre. I enjoyed building the model very much although I had to return to work before it was complete and hence it eventually took about 2 years. About 5 years ago we moved from our home at the time, Thurso Scotland, back to the North East. In the move the model was damaged and I am currently carrying out repairs. When this is complete I have a model of the Sir Kay minesweeper to start.
The main battery, 12 volt lead acid, is flat and the charger I have makes no attempt to charge it. I need to buy a new battery to test the electrics but there now seems to be a lot of more modern batteries around (eg Nimh). What is the best way to go lead acid or a newer type? If the latter what is used for ballast these days?
Many thanks,
Stanley