Actually Greybeard, I'm only about 1m away from the Cross Keys pub - never knew they were there!
Just to confirm, had three batteries that all failed. First was a cheap lead-acid which ruined my r/h silencer when it pumped battery acid all over it. Next two were Westcos that both failed within weeks with the strange, intermittent fault which foxed me. I now have a sealed unit Powersonic 8ah which is performing perfectly at present. Thought I'd try a shot at getting something back from Westco/MK batteries to see if they'd replace the second failed battery - they did! As of today, I have one lead acid and three Westcos sitting in my garage, three are scrap and the third (Westco) works well under test. All batteries are less than 12 months old!!
To reduce the risk of vibration scrapping the batteries, I use about three layers of rubber all round the battery to protect it. Should be getting a pile of stick on 'bumpons' soon which I'll use too. As for the metal battery strap, not any more, it got lost after shaking itself free on a run and now decorates one of the rural, West Yorks roads. I now use an old, black leather belt which gives far better anti-vibration properties! BSAs - bloody hell!
