Thread: Batteries

i'm a fan of the supercharge batteries and will most likely get the same when my OE LR battery dies.

I put the Varta AGM into my D4 but at $500, I can get two non-AGM supercharge. I bet I’d get longer from two Supercharge than one AGM. My AGM is now 26 months old and I’m already seeing signs of a loss of capacity.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

I put the Varta AGM into my D4 but at $500, I can get two non-AGM supercharge. I bet I’d get longer from two Supercharge than one AGM. My AGM is now 26 months old and I’m already seeing signs of a loss of capacity.

I just put a Delkor AGM in last Friday $370 fitted and $35 of that was for the reset

Originally Posted by kero

I just put a Delkor AGM in last Friday $370 fitted and $35 of that was for the reset

That is the one my Indie now uses.

As for Supercharge,we find in our vans they generally last 3yrs and a month or two,thats it.One of my brothers has replaced two in his Honda,in the last 2 yrs,both under warranty.

i actually had to replace the Supercharge in the van i drive on Saturday,3 months out of warranty.

The JLR one in the D4 is an Exide AGM battery,its actually 6 yrs old,but has been in the vehicle almost 5 yrs,fitted by LR under warranty.It is just about shagged and needs replacing before our next trip away.

The D4 battery doesn't get used a lot,so gets a much harder life than the Supercharge batteries in our vans,as they are on the road,fully charged all the time.

Originally Posted by scarry

The JLR one in the D4 is an Exide AGM battery,

Interestingly enough Exide & Supercharge come out of the same factory. I looked at the Exide before I bought the Supercharge.

I'll be watching this one carefully. The last 2 Supercharge batteries I bought lasted 5 & 6 years respectively but they were in 4 cylinder Petrol vehicles that are much easier on the battery than the D3.

I've owned the old one for ~29 months and it was looking fairly aged when I bought the car. Admittedly it doesn't have a Supercharge badge on it, but the spec plate is the same, the stamped numbers look the same and it's an identical moulding.

Mine's the original oem. Bought the car new in Nov 2013 so I must be getting close to needing a replacement. It has a lot of short trips so I use the Ctex 5 amp ?? charger occasionally. I am surprised it has lasted this long and would be quite happy to replace it with another the same as the original. Obviously don't want to buy off a dealer. Anyone know what the oem is or its equivalent so I'm prepared when I do need to replace?

Martin

Originally Posted by letherm

. It has a lot of short trips so I use the Ctex 5 amp ?? charger occasionally.

That makes a huge difference in keeping sulphation at bay and is a good way to make a battery last longer.

The OEM in our 2016 D4 has just been replaced under warranty. We kept getting the "Low battery, start engine" warning even after the Ctek said it was fully charged and although I got good advice from members here, I left it to the stealer to fix and they changed it.
I'm quite happy with that.
AlanH.