tony.latham wrote:I don't have THE answer for you, but I don't believe you can buy a 12v deep cycle battery for $80. A COSTCO 110 AH (Group 27) marine/RV battery is $100.
Here's a Staab web page:
http://www.staabbattery.com/category/bma.html
Tony aka Suspicious
les45 wrote:I got mine for $80 at Walmart two years ago and it is working fine for what I need. Admittedly I don't run a lot of gadgets on it, just cabin lights and Fantastic Fan for two or three nights. I plug it in once a month and let the PD keep it charged during the off season.
48Rob wrote:At 90 miles you can get the Trojans in Champaign...
You need to add up the amp hours, multiply by the number of days, then divide by half the capacity of your chosen batteries to determine if a low amp hour setup will get you through.
Napa and Interstate sell similar batteries in Peoria. May be more money, but you have to count the cost of a 180 mile trip.
Rob
Dale M. wrote:Why drive..... Battery can probably be shipped cheaper ... And you are not tied to "local" access to battery brands...
Recently I was looking at a Odyssey battery, I could order it out of Florida and have it shipped to west coast cheaper than I could purchase it locally.... When you add your time, and gasoline and wear and tear of you vehicle and insurance.... The hidden price has increases the visible price considerably.... And all you have to do is sit back or work on tear and wait for door bell to ring...
Dale
I couldn't find any place that said the flooded deep cycles could be shipped unactivated with a separate acid container,
MtnDon wrote:I couldn't find any place that said the flooded deep cycles could be shipped unactivated with a separate acid container,
As far as I know the only batteries you can buy dry these days are ones like Rolls / Surette. They do it on a special order. However, they do not ship the acid; it must be obtained locally. No discount on the price either last time I checked. It does simplify the shipping, it is the acid that is the hazardous component. I've known people who have ordered a string of Rolls 2 volt cells for off grid use and have ordered a spare cell dry. A dry battery does not age as it sits.
I'm curious about the comment about activating an AGM battery after purchase though. Is it a low maintenance battery with provision to have the cap sealed as in being spill proof. An AGM has no liquid acid, the acid is held (Absorbed) within Glass Mat plates. Cut one open and they do not leak.
And to remain factory-fresh the AGM battery is shipped dry along with its own pack of high-gravity acid that's added at the time of installation.
GuitarPhotog wrote:That Yuasa battery is only a 10AH battery. At $85 for the 18 AH version, I can think of lots of more economical solutions.
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