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Uprated Battery ??
28 Nov 2011 16:54 #26791
by facade
You need a battery tender as the Americans call them, the battery is discharging due to the alarm etc.
Optimate is one of the best around.
You could use a solar charger, but they don't work very well
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Re: Uprated Battery ??
Gromit wrote: The standard battery on mine struggles as I only use it at weekends
You need a battery tender as the Americans call them, the battery is discharging due to the alarm etc.
Optimate is one of the best around.
You could use a solar charger, but they don't work very well
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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28 Nov 2011 20:49 - 28 Nov 2011 20:50 #26832
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Replied by TomDK on topic Re: Uprated Battery ??
also consider Exide Maxxima Dual AGM. As good as Optima but slightly cheaper.
www.tayna.co.uk/Exide-EP450-DUAL-AGM-Bat...-MAX900DC-P7502.html
Or this,
www.battery2u.co.uk/EP900-exide-leisure-battery.aspx
www.tayna.co.uk/Exide-EP450-DUAL-AGM-Bat...-MAX900DC-P7502.html
Or this,
www.battery2u.co.uk/EP900-exide-leisure-battery.aspx
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28 Nov 2011 22:35 #26844
by kirkynut
Mine has been on it's side plus a little and didn't leak!
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Obarno wrote: Having said that I think the Numax is an excellent all round battery although perhaps one that doesn't like to be inverted!
Mine has been on it's side plus a little and didn't leak!
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29 Nov 2011 08:41 #26857
by Obarno
Manual VVT, 2 1/2" lift, ORA castor corrected arms, 2" ORA body lift, 4:1 transfer box, Uprated front shafts & CVs ERM , ARBs back & front 3.9 diffs, 6 point cage, ORA winch bumper - Superwinch EP9, ORA rear bumper, ORA axle truses, Diff guards ERM , TBR tank guard, Snorkel, Kumho KL71.30.9.50 15
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I guess you were both lucky and unlcky Kirkynut! Lucky the battery didn't leak, but unlucky to find out the way you did!
Manual VVT, 2 1/2" lift, ORA castor corrected arms, 2" ORA body lift, 4:1 transfer box, Uprated front shafts & CVs ERM , ARBs back & front 3.9 diffs, 6 point cage, ORA winch bumper - Superwinch EP9, ORA rear bumper, ORA axle truses, Diff guards ERM , TBR tank guard, Snorkel, Kumho KL71.30.9.50 15
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29 Nov 2011 09:27 #26865
by kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
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They were originally designed for Marine work where they are tipped all over the shop, so they have been made not to leak. So there is no reason for them to do so really.
Don't think of them like the battery you'd get in Halfords!
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Don't think of them like the battery you'd get in Halfords!
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29 Nov 2011 11:02 #26879
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Bloody hell, I just meant a battery with a bit more beef !, not gonna part with over £100 for a friggin battery (tight Yorkshireman) !!!!!
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