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Post by The Bear on Apr 15, 2006 9:20:44 GMT -5
I went to buy a battery this morning a 110a/h leisure battery ,but the guy says i would be better just buying a car battery as they are guaranteed for 2 years and the leisure battery is only guaranteed for 1 year.He said if i took the car battery back within the 2 years he would replace it no problem.I would like to know what would last longer on a day to day basis though ,i would have thought the deep cycle battery would have been better but the guy insisted i should go for the car battery as that was what everyone else was using.I won't be using the motor on any big waters just a lough of around 100 acres and i am fit enough to row if the battery does run out.The car battery was around £50 and the leisure battery was around £75 .I would rather spend the extra £25 if its going to work out cheaper in the long run.
Any advice is welcomed.
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Post by 3lbgrayling on Apr 15, 2006 9:32:25 GMT -5
have heard all the stories,use a truck battery and the like , and that there is no difference between them .but i talked to a guy who makes his living selling batterys and he said for an electric outboard get a leisure battery(he was not trying to sell me a battery)so i did.got it on e-bay 30quid for 110 amp/hr no regrets.
jim
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Post by The Bear on Apr 15, 2006 10:09:22 GMT -5
How long does the battery last Jim? 4 hours usage maybe i won't need much more than that as i will be using a drogue so the drifting speed will be slowed down therefore less drifts to to motor back up.
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Post by 3lbgrayling on Apr 15, 2006 10:12:10 GMT -5
i had a 70amp and it used to run out of steam after 2hrs but the 110 amp is good for 4hrs with my 36 minn cota
jim
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Post by The Bear on Apr 15, 2006 10:14:58 GMT -5
My motor is a 44 shaky ;D
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Post by 3lbgrayling on Apr 15, 2006 10:15:57 GMT -5
4hrs no bother  jim |
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Post by Tango51 on Apr 15, 2006 10:24:21 GMT -5
It's not a question of how long it will last but how it will recover from it. The leisure battery is designed to be run nearly flat with a steady discharge rate and to recover on the recharge, the car battery is designed to give a high output whilst starting then recover, a steady discharge to nearly flat might damage the car battery. All you ever wanted to know about charging a battery and more. www.difflock.com/diffmag/issue21/battery/ |
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Post by The Bear on Apr 15, 2006 10:37:15 GMT -5
I'm going to buy the 110a/h leisure battery sounds the sensible option.
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Post by highlander on Apr 15, 2006 10:40:57 GMT -5
Well that salesman knows as much about batteries as my arse knows about Snipe shooting & you can tell him that.
Get the leisure type battery.........forget cars & trucks
Tight Lines
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Post by Tango51 on Apr 15, 2006 10:51:26 GMT -5
Well that salesman knows as much about batteries as my arse knows about Snipe shooting & you can tell him that.  ;D |
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Post by blobmancometh on Apr 15, 2006 13:55:25 GMT -5
i use 2 110 amp batterys regularly in a boat out of blagdon 1/2times a week and had never had a problem for 5 years. stick to the lesiure batterys mate.trust me you wont regret it.
blobmancometh
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Post by The Bear on Apr 15, 2006 15:36:56 GMT -5
i use 2 110 amp batterys regularly in a boat out of blagdon 1/2times a week and had never had a problem for 5 years. stick to the lesiure batterys mate.trust me you wont regret it. blobmancometh Have you been using the same 2 batteries for the past 5 years? That sounds very good compared to what the guy was telling me it'll only last a year yada yada yada . |
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Post by blobmancometh on Apr 15, 2006 15:47:58 GMT -5
they are 3 seasons old and still pull a boat great.
markn
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Post by The Bear on Apr 15, 2006 16:14:31 GMT -5
Cheers mate
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Post by greenkingfisher on Apr 17, 2006 20:23:18 GMT -5
- Also have two leisure batteries and they are still ok after 4 seasons. Although one doesn't hold quite as much charge. Make sure you keep them upright. One of mine leaks a bit of acid sometimes if it is not upright. (it will eat its way through almost anything) I started finding mysterious holes in various bit of clothing. Luckily none near any important areas. |
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