Thread: Which Deep Cycle Battery - Recommendations??

Hi Dave,
I admit I spent the little bit extra on Optima D34 Yellow Tops - $316 from Battery World in Sydney. The Yellow tops being capable of deep cycle and starting duties.
I work in special events so my RRC often sits engine off, doors open, invertor running, big hazard light bar on etc for a few hours at a time all on the primary battery - I've yet to have to switch to the 2nd battery for a start..

Mates in the yacht charter industry recommended these or a another good quality AGM - they like the fact that they charge a lot quicker than regular lead acids.
cheers
Hobbes

I see that on my orbital battery it is not recommended to expose it to over 50DegC. Bit hard near the turbo! I built a heat shield. Others have reccomended less radical Absorbed Glass Mat "AGM" batteries in this role that stand heat better?
Dave

I have had an "Absorbed Power" 90AH AGM for 4.5 years now and it still appears to be in perfect condition.

About Absorbed Power AGM absorbed glass mat battery

I have it mounted in the second battery compartment of my RRC so it is somewhat exposed to engine heat but no problem so far. And it has done a couple of trips outback , the most recent of which destroyed a Supercharge Allrounder with an internal break up of some sort.

Regard sPhilip A
PS My Optima Yellow Top only lasted 3.5 years before springing an acid leak at neg terminal and losing about 20% capacity.

My current Optima Yellow top battery will be the last one I buy. The hike in the price of an Optima is not justified over cheaper brands.
I've had three Yellow tops in ten years....the first one lasted 5 years, the second lost a cell after two years and the third failed to hold a charge after three years.
I'll get a cheapo deep cycle battery next time and just hope it lasts more than a year.
You can buy four no-name brand deep cycle batteries for the price of one Yellow Top Optima in Dubai!

I've just bought a Full River DC100Ah for the camper trailer, I wouldn't put one in a D1's battery tray as I can hardly lift it

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

I've just bought a Full River DC100Ah for the camper trailer, I wouldn't put one in a D1's battery tray as I can hardly lift it

JC

I have changed all of my batteries to Full River AGM's. 2 in the disco (1 is 90 AH, can't remember what the other is), 2 by 110 AH in rangie and 2 by 110 AH in boat.

Yes they were hard to lift into the disco. The rangie batteries are relocated behind cab (rangie is single cab).

Im running a super charge allrounder there biggest one in my rangie as my firdge and secondary power source seems to be a good unit and we get a good discount through super charge being a member of AULRO

I have a DC 12V 55AH Fullriver as my auxillary sitting beside the turbo, and before this I had a HGL 12V 60AH Fullriver that was in the car for 4.5yrs, only reason for the replacement was I wanted a fresh battery for our Cape trip, the old battery is still good and will be a spare for the camper.

Baz.