Battery Help please.... (1 Viewer)

[savantuk]

I have found a Lucas 12v 110ah leisure batter on line for £87, which I think is an excellent buy.

I saw, however, this line in the spec:

Other Specifications - 500 +cycles at 70% Depth of discharge -1000CCA (Cold Marine Engine Cranking)

Am I to assume that the battery is only capable of 500 charge cycles??

Every time I plug in on site, the battery will charge automatically, and I can sometimes do this 20 times in a month when abroad.

This means it wouldn't last more than a couple of years. My current one is 5 years old, and still charges to 14.1v, and off charge delivers 12.7v for 48 hrs using only lights and water.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Terry]

Hi Doug, the figures you are quoting are just to tell you what to expect for comparison :thumb: Lucas are good battery's and I would expect it to be every bit as good if not better than what you have :thumb: 1000 cca is telling me it has a lot of welly, but normally cca is not for deep cycle leisure battery's-it may be for dual purpose thing-either way if you are happy with price go for it
terry

 

[savantuk]

Hi Doug, the figures you are quoting are just to tell you what to expect for comparison :thumb: Lucas are good battery's and I would expect it to be every bit as good if not better than what you have :thumb: 1000 cca is telling me it has a lot of welly, but normally cca is not for deep cycle leisure battery's-it may be for dual purpose thing-either way if you are happy with price go for it
terry

Hi Terry.

Thanks for that. This is the battery:

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[Terry]

Looks good to me :thumb: I usually go for the cheapest I can find
terry

 

[thehutchies]

I've bought about a dozen similar Lucas batteries for use on our work vans and camper.
Very highly recommended!

Search on here for threads on 'Lucas batteries'

 

[scotjimland]

I have found a Lucas 12v 110ah leisure batter on line for £87, which I think is an excellent buy.

Have a read of this for a better understanding of batteries and the makers hype ..

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[thehutchies]

And read this blog about battery maintenance and solar panels:

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Very interesting (especially when it all goes a bit George Telford!)

 

[Gooney]

Have a read of this for a better understanding of batteries and the makers hype ..

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Thanks for that link Jim, I knew the difference between leisure and vehicle batteries but have never read it put so clearly before (just got to steer the conversation in the bar tonight)