Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 28

Thread: Deep Cycle AGM Batteries

  1. #1
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Melbourne
    Posts
    1,532
    Total Downloaded
    0

    Deep Cycle AGM Batteries

    I am looking at having to replace the batteries in both the the Car (auxiliary) and the caravan

    Any suggestions on good brands or suppliers please

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    St Helena,Melbourne
    Posts
    16,051
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Pete, there is a bloke in Mooroolbark that goes by smooth4wd that sells batteries and solar panels plus other stuff from home, he sells AGM's with a 3year warranty.
    I paid $170 for an 85AH.
    MY08 TDV6 SE D3- permagrin ooh yeah
    2004 Jayco Freedom tin tent
    1998 Triumph Daytona T595
    1974 VW Kombi bus
    1958 Holden FC special sedan

  3. #3
    DiscoMick Guest
    Century is the only Australian manufacturer of batteries and it's stuff seems good quality, so if supporting local jobs is important to you, then you could try them.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Brisbane West
    Posts
    7,274
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I have had a few but most recently Giant brand (Ozzie seller Chinese made) AGM 140ah in the bow of my tinnie and it's performing very well powering up a 54lb Minn Kota electric motor for hours at a time. Much cheaper than Full River. Cheers

  5. #5
    Homestar's Avatar
    Homestar is offline Super Moderator & CA manager Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Sunbury, VIC
    Posts
    20,055
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I use Full River AGM Deep Cycle batteries. They have outlasted some cheap Chinese stuff I've had by years but I'm sure there are good Chinese units around now - it's just figuring out what they are and finding any real world data about life span that will be difficult. The Full Rivers are around 7 years old now and still punch great while others I've had and treated just the same are now scrap. Not cheap though.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

  6. #6
    Homestar's Avatar
    Homestar is offline Super Moderator & CA manager Gold Subscriber
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    Sunbury, VIC
    Posts
    20,055
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Century is the only Australian manufacturer of batteries and it's stuff seems good quality, so if supporting local jobs is important to you, then you could try them.
    The company I work for uses thousands of batteries a year. We had a national supplier deal with Century but the percentage of warranty claims and failures made us switch a year or so back.
    If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Brisbane West
    Posts
    7,274
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I do like the Full Rivers. My brother sells them and I have one that would be 6-7 years old in a 120ah size and one not much younger in a 30ah (mower, kayak etc). Cheers

    Ps. The warranty on the Giant was impressive.

  8. #8
    Tombie Guest
    I’m about to replace the Crossovers - going LiFePO4

    Less weight.... but a decent outlay.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Brisbane West
    Posts
    7,274
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Noice

  10. #10
    Tombie Guest
    Works out about double the cost of AGMs and I pick up a bit more run time in the bargain.

    And I go from around 48kg to 17.5kg of weight.

Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Search AULRO.com ONLY!
Search All the Web!