SOLD Deta DG140 Gel Batteries

[canopus]

As per attached pics. Have been on our van since we bought it six years ago. All 3 are reading 12.8V

Length 513 mm, Width 223 mm, Height inc. terms 225 mm

No reasonable offer refused. The lead content scrapped is worth at least three figures.

Collection required. Very heavy all three approx = 130kg

 

[CazPaul]

These are the dead same make/capacity as our Concorde and are top quality batteries, from what I gather ours are original(March 2005) so just shows the quality of them.

Are you going the Lithium route Ken?

 

[canopus]

No Paul, my charger is geared up for Gel, and they have never let me down, so decided to stay same. I ordered replacements last November, as we were hoping to winter abroad and assumed the Deta's to be original Concorde fitted. The Exide replacements had to be manufactured, only arrived last week. Exide took over Deta I've been told, the replacements seem a bit lighter in weight.

 

[canopus]

You don't fancy three spares than Paul?

 

[CazPaul]

You don't fancy three spares than Paul?

No Ken, these will be staying on the van until they are knackered, hopefully I will get another 5 years out of them, that will make 20 years use

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[CazPaul]

If the Exides are half as good as the Deta's you are selling then you have nothing to worry about Ken.

 

[canopus]

My sentiments too Paul - not much change out of a grand.

 

[chaser]

sorry got to ask, if they are so good why are you swapping them?

 

[canopus]

They are already swopped. I assumed rightly or wrongly, that they'd had a good innings. It wasn't until they were disconnected that the terminal voltage on each battery could be established. Thought they may be of use to somebody before I weighed them in.

 

[canopus]

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[CazPaul]

Got to say I would have left them on til knackered but they are a great bargain for someone for sure.

 

[JockandRita]

@Red Sonja. Any use to you Sonja?

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Theonlysue]

@Red Sonja
I could collect for you on way home?

 

[Red Sonja]

Thanks but I'm still investigating at the moment.

 

[canopus]

@Red Sonja
I could collect for you on way home?

Your payload would be compromised.

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[canopus]

Looks like I will be making a trip to the scrap yard - sacrilege I know, but I dont have the ability to keep these and the new exides all charged up.

 

[TheBig1]

I had a pair of the huge batteries and 4 standard car size ones laying around for months. eventually weighed them in for scrap and got just over £80. 50p a kg if I recall

 

[JockandRita]

Recently at a scrappie's I only got £12.00 for a type 019 Bosch Silver S5 starter battery. It was a big heavy bu@@er too.

but I don't have the ability to keep these and the new exides all charged up.

Can you not do fortnight or month about Ken? They should hold their charge for several months, provided they are not stored on a cold concrete floor.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[canopus]

Not practical Jock as the battery bank is under a floored area and the garage has to be emptied to get them in/out. The charger on the van is 25A so the little car battery charger would struggle to charge them as a 'bank'. I could of course, charge them individually periodically, with the small portable charger, but for what?

Had hoped somebody on here might have a use for them. Will give them a try on the Concorde forum as many of the Charisma and Concertos are fitted with the same batteries.

 

[dabhand]

I’m astounded that with all the posts regarding batteries on this forum, often from people with shitty old batteries that need replacing, that no one takes a flyer with these, you could run your house lights off these, put a small solar panel on your roof! Now, there’s an idea!

A question I’ll ask, does anyone know if this type of battery can be used in place of a deep cycle battery for say starting a tractor digger etc?

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[bigtree]

I was thinking on changing my 2 batteries this year as they are dropping to 12.2v after overnight use but you are a bit far from Scotlandshire.

 

[canopus]

Well if you know any body going North up the A1 thats a possibility.

 

[canopus]

Im sure they'd be ok for that Simon - its a big cold cranking amperage usually needed to start diesel engines, but as the Deta's are 140A Im sure they'd turn your dumper.

 

[TheBig1]

i found i was regularly hurting my back moving the big batteries. they are triple the size and weight of a more usual leisure battery. so they had to go. i had offered them on here for next to nothing but that was a waste of time. 8 months later they went for scrap

 

[chaser]

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Im sure they'd be ok for that Simon - its a big cold cranking amperage usually needed to start diesel engines, but as the Deta's are 140A Im sure they'd turn your dumper.

all my tractors and diggers run on leisure batterys that have been thrown away

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[bigtree]

Well if you know any body going North up the A1 thats a possibility.

Eh I live on the west coast, wouldn't want to be anywhere near that den of iniquity called Edinburgh.

 

[canopus]

Eh I live on the west coast, wouldn't want to be anywhere near that den of iniquity called Edinburgh.

well come down the M6 then, and get stuck in traffic

 

[bigtree]

well come down the M6 then, and get stuck in traffic

Very rarely get held up heading for Dover.

 

[bigtree]

Where are you in relation to Newark ?

 

[mitzimad]

i can put them on the self buil;ders facebook group if you want

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