small, light 12V deep cycle battery??

[CARS]

Does anyone know of or use a real light, small deep cycle battery??

[aggie79]

Chris,

From several postings by "Arne" on the board, I am using one of those Group U1 scooter batteries. They are around 25 pounds and quite small.

Tom

[dguff]

I have used one for years. I also use it to power my electric golf bag carrier. Sometimes they are called wheelchair batteries. It is about 7 3/4" long, 5 1/2" wide and 6 1/2" tall. It is a gel type deep cycle battery.

Jerome

[CARS]

Thanks guys!

I never even thought of that. Becky has a Rascal that we use at car shows and I knew it was a 24v system. What I forgot was that the battery's were 12v!

I even have a pair of old ones. I can mock up the battery tray this weekend!!!

[prohandyman]

Batteries Plus!

[Miriam C.]

Some of the new marine stuff has very small batteries. There is a light weight trolling motor that has a 15 pound battery for it.. Will do a trolling motor at full speed for 2 hours so should do lights for a while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV3VRXWR ... ture=share

http://www.electricpaddle.com./

Batteries are really getting smaller and more efficient!

[48Rob]

Alarm systems use a battery about half the physical size of the scooter batteries, they are 4 Amp hours.
I have one I use to power my amplified antenna for the camper.

Rob

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[CARS]

Some of the new marine stuff has very small batteries. There is a light weight trolling motor that has a 15 pound battery for it.. Will do a trolling motor at full speed for 2 hours so should do lights for a while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV3VRXWR ... ture=share

http://www.electricpaddle.com./

Batteries are really getting smaller and more efficient!

That is neat, but OMG $$$$
http://www.electricpaddle.com./products.html

$335.00 for an additional battery???

[wannabefree]

If you are really serious about small and light, use Li-ion or Li-poly. A 30Ah pack runs about $500, and you will need a special charger. Your next best chemistry is Ni-MH. These too are very expensive, require a special charger, and don't last as long as Li-po.

Most of us who are weight conscious are content with 35Ah SLA batteries in the 25 pound range. Use LED lighting, forget running a micro or AC, run your fan as little as possible and it can last a week or more between charges.

[Miriam C.]

Oh my. I didn't look at that!

You can also run two 6 volt batteries in series and get 12 volt. Less weight and way less cost!