Baz,
Im interested to know what is the black cylindrical thing in your piccy by the power steering res ?
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Baz,
Im interested to know what is the black cylindrical thing in your piccy by the power steering res ?
search for PROVENT. dosnt look like its hooked up either:eek:
cheers phil
Hi I have a large heavy duty starting battery, I think it's around 160/180 amp hour, It has been in use for 3 years in the work ute powering a work light and a pump for a 100 lt fuel tank to fill the excavator as well as the Waco and lighting on our trips away.
The ute is gone and the entire set up is now in the discovery and still going strong. I can run the waco for a weekend as well as led lighting and never had a prob! Longer stays I supplement the battery with solar panels (2x 15 watt). as well as short day trips.
My very old auto elec told me to go with the high amp hour heavy duty starting battery and not the deep cycle?? I took his advice and so far all has worked beyond my expectations.
I'm wondering about the wisdom behind this, I just went with his suggestion? I think one of his comments was the starting battery will recover quicker than the deep cycle once the engine/recharging is happening? I am sure the starting battery was considerably cheaper than the deep cycle? ($160.00 approx.)
This might be worth looking into deep cycle verses Starting verses cost? One obvious draw back is the size, had to fit mine in the rear. I can live with it so far has never got in the way and if it did just pull the anderson plug and take it out.
I realise a 7 seat set up would not work well but the rear batt set up has some advantages, easy to remove and carry to the tent short run of cable to the fridge & no overheating dramas.
Will await a response or 2 or 3
Andrew
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Yes Provent oil seperator, that was pre-install, I hooked it up eventually and have given Ben (isuzurover) the filter back for testing:)Quote:
Originally Posted by discowhite
Baz.
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Originally Posted by adonuff
I am the same, I run 2 X 144 amp batteries with a marine switch that just changes from one battery to the other. This was the set up of the previous owner. And we can park up for the weekend run the fridge lights charge the camera for the weekend before the low current cutout turns every thing off. And as I only pay 100 bucks for factory cosmetic seconds.
Now I understand that the deep cycle batteries can be run down lower with out damage to the battery, so I always wondered if these deep cycle batteries actual got more power out of them because you could drain them lower???
I was considering changing to some fancy charger and deep cycle battery but my auto sparkly said the same not worth the extra money. But I still wonder.
Hey mate...I use a Supercharge Gold battery... Supercharge Batteries - Car Batteries, Maintenance, Expanded Grid Technology and it works fine. Have done 11 trips this year without fuss and it is reasonably priced. I went to Battery World and it was there recommendation...considering I am also unlikely to sit in one place for more than a day without driving. I run a 60 litre waeco and also a fluro light from it.
Regards
Stevo
Thanks Stevo. Had a look at the link and the length of your battery is 330mm whereas mine is only approx 230mm. I guess that is the difference between the Piranha and ARB battery trays. Next time I see you I will have to pop my head under the bonnet as I am intrigued to see how it fits.
Merry Xmas to you and Shari + the kids. See you in the new year.:)
Cheers
Pete
hey mate....more than welcome to have a look...here is my u beaut thread on installing it all..... http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...-tutorial.htmlQuote:
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Merry Xmas to you and yours as well.....will be getting another moo moo done in New Year....will let you know,
Regards
Stevo
P.S. Edited Sharlea's name for you :D....thought I was with someone chinese for a momento then :p
Hi Adonuff,
Its been my experience here that ask 5 people for an opinion on batteries and you'll get 10 different ones. Here goes anyway.
Starting batteries do recharge faster. They are designed for quick discharge (high CCA) and recharge BUT only for no more than, say, 10% discharge. Deep cycles are designed for, or are more tolerant of, discharges of 70%. For all batteries there is a strong link between cycle life and the how much you discharge them, even for deep cycle batteries.
If my deepcycle battery is significantly discharged, it takes at least 4 hours running in the vehicle for it to be fully charged. One would think a 60Ah battery and 120A alternator should do it in 1/2 an hour but it doesn't work that way. Deep cycles are designed for slower and deeper dis/charging.
If you have a large starter batttery, 10% discharge can still give you ample Ah to run your fridge etc if you don't do so for too long and/or if its not too hot. If you can get a large starter battery cheap enough it may well be more cost effective to replace more often than getting a more expensive deep cycle even with its longer life.
Finally, not all deepcycle batteries are the same. Depending on their medium, some won't fully charge with alternators giving less than 14V output and you need to use an electronic charger to fully charge.
Mundy
thanks for that, if i have a 144 amp truck type battery what capasity would a deepcycle of the same size be?Quote:
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