Got a Result for my Banner Batteries (1 Viewer)

[Lenny HB]

£26.50 for the pair at the scrap yard, can't think of any better use for rubbish like that.

 

[Forestboy]

Not just me then that's where my Banners ended up as well.
Traction for me now, I'll never buy a so called leisure battery ever again.

 

[Jim]

I just had to swap out 4 Banner AGM batteries that were just 18 months old.

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[Lenny HB]

Not just me then that's where my Banners ended up as well.
Traction for me now, I'll never buy a so called leisure battery ever again.

Couldn't fit tractions in so replaced with Gel's, which are being transfered to the new van, don't want crapy AGM's again.

 

[Lenny HB]

I just had to swap out 4 Banner AGM batteries that were just 18 months old.

That's exactly how long mine lasted.

I'll bet you won't have much luck with a warranty claim, they will run a starter battery test on them and say they are OK.

 

[Jim]

That's exactly how long mine lasted.

I was careful in how I treated them. I even bought a special AGM module for my charger that is supposed to mollycoddle them.

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[Forestboy]

I was careful in how I treated them. I even bought a special AGM module for my charger that is supposed to mollycoddle them.

You both beat me 16 months and mine were toast and yes I looked after them properly.
Bloody rubbish, alright if you spend plenty of time on ehu but if you spend time off ehu and in proper cold (we ski) not up to the job.

 

[FJmike]

Twenty six quid!. I'm off to the scrap yard with my two Banners

 

[wingman]

Mmmmm. This is worrying to hear. I thought that were the dog's genitalia.
Won't be buying those then!

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[Lenny HB]

Mmmmm. This is worrying to hear. I thought that were the dog's genitalia.
Won't be buying those then!

Even a dog wouldn't bother peeing on rubbish like that.

 

[pappajohn]

I have 26 x 6v 100ah batteries each weighing 22kg..... all dead as a DO-DO.

Can't find any scrappers who'll take them as they are emergency lighting backup batteries and have a different makeup to regular lead-acids.
Evidently they need a special Has-Chem transport permit.....I brought 'em home and took 'em to the local scrapyard on my trailer.
I had plans for that £300

 

[Forestboy]

Mmmmm. This is worrying to hear. I thought that were the dog's genitalia.
Won't be buying those then!

Definitely not

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[FJmike]

My Banners are on the way to the scrap yard but if you have them in your van best check the levels. You will need a 1p piece and a pair of pliers to open the tops. Depending on how and where your Banners are fitted will have a bearing on how long they will last. Checked and topped up regularly (about once a month) they should last, try not to leave them on charge via your electrobloc as this can boil them. If they are buried away in your van and hard to check, then best start to look for replacements.

 

[two]

£26.50 seems a rather precise amount. How is it determined?

 

[Robert Clark]

Are Hymer still fitting Banner AGM batteries into new vans?

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[irnbru]

WE or I ..I suppose bought these on the recommendation of funsters. I must get @rupert to check ours tomorrow. Would be really disappointed if they get dud soon.

 

[Techno]

Banner much loved by dealers the caravan club & roadpro. Heavily advertised junk

 

[Techno]

£26.50 seems a rather precise amount. How is it determined?

Weight

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[Lenny HB]

£26.50 seems a rather precise amount. How is it determined?

Weight.
Took all my cable and alloy scrap etc., as well, came out with £82.50.

 

[Lenny HB]

Are Hymer still fitting Banner AGM batteries into new vans?

Nope, Varta AGM and if you look on the German forums they are failing as well. Having my Gel's swapped over to the new van.

 

[Lenny HB]

I have 26 x 6v 100ah batteries each weighing 22kg..... all dead as a DO-DO.

Can't find any scrappers who'll take them as they are emergency lighting backup batteries and have a different makeup to regular lead-acids.
Evidently they need a special Has-Chem transport permit.....I brought 'em home and took 'em to the local scrapyard on my trailer.
I had plans for that £300

That's a B*mmer.

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[mitzimad]

£26.50 seems a rather precise amount. How is it determined?

13.25 each

 

[funflair]

Nope, Varta AGM and if you look on the German forums they are failing as well. Having my Gel's swapped over to the new van.

For many years Hymer and Niesmann+Bischoff (part of Hymer) fitted EXIDE Gel batteries, like everything they have now cut the quality and fitting cheaper options.

Martin

 

[Lenny HB]

For many years Hymer and Niesmann+Bischoff (part of Hymer) fitted EXIDE Gel batteries, like everything they have now cut the quality and fitting cheaper options.

Martin

Retail the Banner AGM's are considerably dearer than the Gel's but you never know what manufacturers pay.

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[Jim]

I had regular Lead Acid Banners that worked well for years. My issue is with the AGM. Whilst I took great care to look after them when charging, someone suggested the bloody great alternator on my RV might have taken these sensitive things over voltage and cooked them.

 

[funflair]

Retail the Banner AGM's are considerably dearer than the Gel's but you never know what manufacturers pay.

Well I know where my money is going/gone bought EXIDE Gel's in Germany 30% cheaper than home.

Martin

 

[jonandshell]

Gels will always fail prematurely if not charged correctly. A standard split charge setup will certainly kill them.
I have a couple of Gel batteries on my patch. They are fine and will last a 5 yr contract with no probs so long as they are on the correct charger...

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[pappajohn]

£26.50 seems a rather precise amount. How is it determined?

price per kilo
Last I weighed in it was around 80p kg. but the price fluctuates daily.

 

[FJmike]

A friend of mine regularly takes batterys to the scrappy, he always fills them to the brim with tap water to bump up the weight

 

[pappajohn]

That's a B*mmer.

Your not kidding.
I even thought about opening them and taking the lead out plus the VERY large terminal posts, 60mm above the case and around 35mm across, but what to do with the acid ?

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