130AH 12V LEISURE BATTERY FOR CARAVAN CAMPERVAN MOTORHOME DEEP CYCLE

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Firstly, it's a great idea to line up your most-used electrical items and find out how much power they'll use up. Obviously, if you're topping up your onboard heating with a portable oil-filled radiator in the winter, you'll need to have factored that into your battery requirements. Caravan Motorhome has put together a handy equation that should help guide you to which leisure battery is best for your needs: Modern leisure batteries such as those sold at Halfords are sealed units, which are maintenance-free. This means that you’re not able or required to access the battery’s cells and top up the cells with water. The main advantage of Gel batteries is their discharge rate. A Gel battery can be discharged as low as 80% without permanent damage.

Premium AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) batteries are expensive but very powerful, and will still start an engine even if they’re considerably discharged. They also withstand low levels of charge for longer periods without degrading. Bad charging Good-quality charing is vital to battery health. We’ve got more detail on how to charge batteries peroperly below. Battery charging Inbuilt voltmeters will give you an idea of your battery’s level of charge, but putting a voltmeter across the battery terminals is far more accurate Some of the top-end models that come fitted with a motormover have an AGM battery fitted. Apparently, some European manufacturers prefer to fit Gel batteries. A massively popular choice among those who know their electric onions within the world of leisure batteries, the SuperBatt DT120 is maintenance-free and offers a long life thanks to Advance Calcium Technology, while its heavy-duty build makes it ready to roll in any environment.However, it’s still the best and most concise video introduction on the net for leisure batteries. I’m sure they will update it at some point. Your best bet for long weekend breaks or even the annual two-week holiday, this low-profile AGM leisure battery benefits from ‘Spill Proof Technology’, meaning it’s maintenance-free, along with Calcium Plate Technology for longer life. It’s also built to last and is resilient to vibrations when you travel. Standard lead-acid batteries can typically be discharged to 50% without damage, provided they are not held at a depleted state of charge. Essentially, open lead acid is where all batteries started, and it’s still going strong. Another term used to describe them is ‘flooded batteries’. There are some discussions that Gel and Lithium as best suited to the irregular charge provided from solar panels.

I’ve also written a post on the best leisure battery chargers you can currently buy and the differences between onboard and portable chargers. Caravan and Motorhome Solar Panels The C5 rating shows how the battery would perform if discharged at 16 Amps constantly. At this load the battery would provide 16 Amps of current for 5 hours. A total of 80 Amp Hours (AH).

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Car batteries provide bursts of energy, starting the car engine. 110 leisure battery models release lower energy levels but, over more time, to keep your appliances functioning. Also, you’ll want to take into consideration how many recharge cycles your battery can handle before giving up the ghost. The more a battery can do, the better, obviously. These are generally referred to as “deep-cycle” leisure batteries. A leisure battery is a very important source of power designed to supply power to 12V equipment and appliances in motorhomes, caravans and boats. Unlike regular batteries, leisure batteries can be used for extended periods of time without needing to recharge or replace them.