Are these batteries any good (1 Viewer)

[Bobby22]

Super Batt on Ebay ................struggling to get a link up.

 

[scotjimland]

more info please Boby.. link ?

 

[Bobby22]

more info please Boby.. link ?

Sorry jim can't seem to get a link.

Glasgow coy. Thinking of getting a bit more capacity..........they are very cheap.

Hoping for someone else to have tried and tested.

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[Boringfrog]

2 year warranty http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=191218442063&alt=web

 

[chaser]

Look very similer to two 85ah I bought two years ago, still going ok

 

[pappajohn]

It will be a relabelled starter battery...especially at that price.

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[mitzimad]

cant see how a battery can be dual purpose

 

[Bobby22]

cant see how a battery can be dual purpose

Most new Stop/Start cars run on a type of dual purpose battery...........as they now run down a lot more than they used to.
As you may know modern cars run the lights fan blower and the like off the battery when the engine stops at the lights or in traffic. So even starter batteries for cars need to be dual purpose.

 

[chaser]

It will be a relabelled starter battery...especially at that price.

To be honest , looking at the other battery's he has for sale I would think it's probably a rebadged cheapo Lucas , can't be bad if it is

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[Bobby22]

2 year warranty http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=191218442063&alt=web

That's the one @Boringfrog thanks. They are doing a 120ah for less than £60

Sold hundreds.

 

[pappajohn]

cant see how a battery can be dual purpose

Agreed, it cant.
Starter battery has many thin plates to provide a far greater surface area to produce high current
Leisure battery has fewer thick plates as it doesnt need to provide extreme high current.

 

[Jaws]

Maybe some thin plates and some thick ones ? ( LOL !!!! )

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[Landyguy]

don't seem to have anything for sale at moment unless a glitch on my computer??

 

[CWH]

I also found some batteries on Ebay, they were quite cheap and they had a very good delivery timetable but I'm noo..ooo..oot cooon...vinced thaaaaaaa........

 

[Bobby22]

cant see how a battery can be dual purpose

http://www.varta-automotive.com/en-gb/products/leisure/professional-dual-purpose/

Seems you can get dual purpose @pappajohn

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[dartslf2000]

I have the Varta/Bosch LFD silver batteries and they're fantastic, one good feature of them is that they charge very quickly too. Love them.

 

[dartslf2000]

A and N caravan services wrote an interesting piece on the Bosch/Varta dual purpose batteries.

http://www.aandncaravanservices.co.uk/battery-technology.php

 

[Bobby22]

Thanks @dartslf2000 interesting reading. I remember reading a couple of years ago about the stop/start technology batteries in a self build forum.

Most people think that by paying for expensive AGM, Gel and other technologies, they are getting the bestfor their motorhome.

What they don't realise is that not all motorhome standard fit chargers and alternators are suitable for these and very quickly find that their expensive batteries or their alternators' are compromised.

Some so called 'experts' just haven't got a clue and end up throwing good money after bad.

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[dartslf2000]

Very true, I have two of these on the habitation side and one as my engine battery, so I can interchange and rotate the batteries if need be, or just to maximise the life cycle, as the engine battery will always have the easy life!

 

[Bobby22]

Sounds good darts, one for one would be safe but watch when you interchange, if you pair up batteries in different states of wear it could create problems, and destroy your batteries.

 

[Steve]

as long as you don’t abuse them you can’t go far wrong at that price and free pp.

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[pappajohn]

http://www.varta-automotive.com/en-gb/products/leisure/professional-dual-purpose/

Seems you can get dual purpose @pappajohn

Designed for standard motorhomes, caravans and boats with less or moderate energy demand

What about extended/higher use power needs....how will it perform then ?

Thin plates...short period high amps
Thick plates....long period low amps

Doesnt work any other way.

 

[Bobby22]

What about extended/higher use power needs....how will it perform then ?

Thin plates...short period high amps
Thick plates....long period low amps

Doesnt work any other way.

I don't know how it will perform, my point was dual purpose batteries are available for specific needs.

My MH is fitted with a standard FLA 75ah and was wondering if these cheap batteries might extend my moderate use....ie 2 hrs tv, pump fridge ignition and led lights...... from 2/3 nights to a bit more. Especially when solar is non existent right now in Scotland.

 

[mitzimad]

doubling your capacity will always result in twice as long of grid and at that price it doesnt realy matter how long they last youll probably get two years from them

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