Battery !

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Datatek said:
I don't have a lot of choice over here in fairness. Battery prices are sky high through outlets that will sell to me. Batterie-megastore.fr was 30% cheaper for a bigger battery than I could get elsewhere. So far it's been very good:)
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It's not a problem if that is what you have to do Keith. I have a mile and a half drive to one of the largest trade and retail battery providers in the area so obviously i use them. Halfrauds own brand are in my experience not to good. Branded batteries in there are mega bucks. Bosch are ok but made by Varta i believe, so have a good rep. On any car specially a diesel, my view is you fit the biggest one you can get in. Saves a lot of trouble. :)
 
Datatek said:
I wonder why LR waste their money fitting a 107AH battery to the diesel, they should have asked for your advice and saved money by fitting a much lower power battery:rolleyes:
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My RR had a 96AH battery on it. In the cold I was lucky if it started. Had one crack at a heat cycle. If it didn't strike chances are I was rolling out the jump leads for a jump start.

defender300td1 said:
Data is a battery not rocket science if your car and battery are in good order , they should be if not sort it it won't fail to start. Any way tell me how you will post a 1000 battery through the postal system cheap and easy for a replacement if it goes wrong , you have to declare a hazard in transit by law.
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My battery came labelled as being 1KG. The poor lad carrying it didn't seem impressed when he tried lifting it out of his van though. But he did have pipecleaners where his arms should be. It was probably 26KG or there abouts.

Option 1 -Having the battery tested yourself

-Take the battery to a local garage for a battery test. Make sure the battery is fully charged and over 12volts when the test is performed. Ensure that the voltage is shown on the test report.

-Send the test report via fax, email or post with a copy of your invoice or order number. Make sure your address and phone number are included.

-When we have received the test report and the invoice we will call you to arrange a new product to be sent to you and collection of the faulty item.



Battery Megastore UK Ltd do not refund the cost of any test reports received.


Option 2 - Returning the battery for Test

-Call us with your invoice / order number, we will then take a deposit of £20 and collect your battery for testing.

-If the battery is faulty we will refund your deposit and send you a new battery along with a voucher for 5% off your next order.

-If your battery is not faulty we will send the battery back to you with the print out from the tester. The battery will be sent back fully charged and ready to use.
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Returns process. Although as you mention, you will be without a battery for a couple of days which isn't ideal.

[edit: Worth pointing out, no where round here could source a derv battery, they all said "yeah the petrol one is strong enough for the derv" but I was having none of it. Suppose I could've special ordered through a local supplier but if it failed they'd have to special order in a replacement so I'd be no better off than I am now.]
 
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wammers said:
It's not a problem if that is what you have to do Keith. I have a mile and a half drive to one of the largest trade and retail battery providers in the area so obviously i use them. Halfrauds own brand are in my experience not to good. Branded batteries in there are mega bucks. Bosch are ok but made by Varta i believe, so have a good rep. On any car specially a diesel, my view is you fit the biggest one you can get in. Saves a lot of trouble. :)
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Absolutely, especially on a P38:D
 
Bix said:
My RR had a 96AH battery on it. In the cold I was lucky if it started. Had one crack at a heat cycle. If it didn't strike chances are I was rolling out the jump leads for a jump start.
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im literally only going by what the bloke said last night- the AH is only what it stores, ie power for going camping etc, the cold cranking is the only thing do do with starting not the AH !

anyway, im up now im going to ring round local motor factors etc and see what batteries they have and prices and how they compare, if i can find something better than the £77 il take this one back

i bought a new halfrds battery in my old bmw and had for a year no problems at all, generally we all know what halfrauds are like, but i too am not particularly up for a mail order one incase of any dramas, a big plus on the halfords is the guarntee, keep reciept tucked away in the car and you can change it any time anywhere where in the country in the next 3 years, thats not bad is it

lets see what else i can find and what factors recomend...
 
polsta said:
im literally only going by what the bloke said last night- the AH is only what it stores, ie power for going camping etc, the cold cranking is the only thing do do with starting not the AH !

anyway, im up now im going to ring round local motor factors etc and see what batteries they have and prices and how they compare, if i can find something better than the £77 il take this one back

i bought a new halfrds battery in my old bmw and had for a year no problems at all, generally we all know what halfrauds are like, but i too am not particularly up for a mail order one incase of any dramas, a big plus on the halfords is the guarntee, keep reciept tucked away in the car and you can change it any time anywhere where in the country in the next 3 years, thats not bad is it

lets see what else i can find and what factors recomend...
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AH is indeed the stored energy, that's what you use to start the car, drive the glow plugs etc. The more you have stored the greater the reserve for starting. CCA is the quantity of the stored energy that can be released in one go. Compare it to a water pipe, A 10mm pipe will take a lot longer to drain a 1000 litre tank than a 50mm pipe. Likewise the 50mm pipe will take longer to drain a 1000 litres than it would to drain 750 litres.
Bear in mind that car batteries are rarely fully charged due to the design of the alternator regulator and the fact that short runs predominate.
 
polsta said:
im literally only going by what the bloke said last night- the AH is only what it stores, ie power for going camping etc, the cold cranking is the only thing do do with starting not the AH !

anyway, im up now im going to ring round local motor factors etc and see what batteries they have and prices and how they compare, if i can find something better than the £77 il take this one back

i bought a new halfrds battery in my old bmw and had for a year no problems at all, generally we all know what halfrauds are like, but i too am not particularly up for a mail order one incase of any dramas, a big plus on the halfords is the guarntee, keep reciept tucked away in the car and you can change it any time anywhere where in the country in the next 3 years, thats not bad is it

lets see what else i can find and what factors recomend...
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CCA is how much grunt the battery has, but with low AH it is quickly depleted just by running a heat cycle, so regardless of how much CCAs you have, if the battery depletes before the heater plugs get warm you're not starting.

I will say the battery was unhealthy when I got shot and no doubt when it was first dropped on it was fine. But a couple of -26c mornings and it soon was way underpowered to the point where anything below 2c was a toss up if it'd start or not.

Did the cold kill it? Quite possibly, but the big lump I've got on there now handles the cold no drama.
 
well

euros, have them lion ones, various prices but all under halfords spec of 740 amps

one factors has a varta £117 inc vat 110 AH

the other factors has £80 100 ah but 650 amps/cold cranking ...the halfords is 91/740

so the halfords @ £77 still wins ?
 
polsta said:
well

euros, have them lion ones, various prices but all under halfords spec of 740 amps

one factors has a varta £117 inc vat 110 AH

the other factors has £80 100 ah but 650 amps/cold cranking ...the halfords is 91/740

so the halfords @ £77 still wins ?
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Battery-megastore wins, 135AH 1000CCA about £100 delivered. No problems with returns if it fails:)
 
Datatek said:
Battery-megastore wins, 135AH 1000CCA about £100 delivered. No problems with returns if it fails:)
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defender300td1 said:
Battery Shop Terms and Conditions

As with most

Please contact us before sending or returning any product.
All Warranties must be sent back to 'The Battery Shop, 20 Orbit Centre, Ashworth Road, Swindon, SN5 7YG'
Any warranty given will cover manufacturing faults.
Warrantys are made void if the battery has failed due to misuse such as: it has been used on the incorrect application, physically damaged, damaged due to being over-discharged, damage due to being over-charged or charged incorrectly.
All Warrantys are down to the disgression of management.
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of course i wins, but what does happen if you have to return it ? and 2 years later even ? do you have to pay postage and wait for testing etc ? going by the terms, your going to be without a battery for a while to return,wait,wait for a verdict, wait for delivery etc

and halfords @ £77 was still cheaper and there now, and spring/summer is comming, i can get a brand new one replaced for next winter..

i did mention it to the chap in there, showed him the link and spec on the phone he said it is a monster and good value for a ton
 
polsta said:
well

euros, have them lion ones, various prices but all under halfords spec of 740 amps

one factors has a varta £117 inc vat 110 AH

the other factors has £80 100 ah but 650 amps/cold cranking ...the halfords is 91/740

so the halfords @ £77 still wins ?
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ive been a member of this site for many years I haven't heard of that many complaints about halfords the battery (4 years old ) I took out of my car was a Halfords 740 the only reason I took it out was it was getting sluggish and I was getting alternator fault on changing the battery about 4 months ago I put a thread about it it has been fine absolusly so all this bull**** is crap about you got to have the biggest battery as I said I still have the old battery from Halfords sits there we put it on charge now and again and still starts out tractors :) my brother- in- law has the same in his manuel no problems a battery in good condition will not give you problems the one I took off had a dead cell and only hold 54% of its charge still to this day !:)
 
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:) , well a bigger would be better like that one, but for the price and guarntee and no hasstle, it won out , the trade card discount was the deal breaker i think as opposed to £110

il be interested to see how the car feels now over next few weeks and see the difference, if my one was hoever old it was and literally died a death, it couldnt of been very helthy the last few weeks and still started the car no problems, abiet it took slightly longer than it used to only marginaly

just off now to get oil and filters for a service
 
polsta said:
of course i wins, but what does happen if you have to return it ? and 2 years later even ? do you have to pay postage and wait for testing etc ? going by the terms, your going to be without a battery for a while to return,wait,wait for a verdict, wait for delivery etc

and halfords @ £77 was still cheaper and there now, and spring/summer is comming, i can get a brand new one replaced for next winter..

i did mention it to the chap in there, showed him the link and spec on the phone he said it is a monster and good value for a ton
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Option 1 -Having the battery tested yourself

-Take the battery to a local garage for a battery test. Make sure the battery is fully charged and over 12volts when the test is performed. Ensure that the voltage is shown on the test report.

-Send the test report via fax, email or post with a copy of your invoice or order number. Make sure your address and phone number are included.

-When we have received the test report and the invoice we will call you to arrange a new product to be sent to you and collection of the faulty item.



Battery Megastore UK Ltd do not refund the cost of any test reports received.


Option 2 - Returning the battery for Test

-Call us with your invoice / order number, we will then take a deposit of £20 and collect your battery for testing.

-If the battery is faulty we will refund your deposit and send you a new battery along with a voucher for 5% off your next order.

-If your battery is not faulty we will send the battery back to you with the print out from the tester. The battery will be sent back fully charged and ready to use.
 
Datatek said:
Option 1 -Having the battery tested yourself

-Take the battery to a local garage for a battery test. Make sure the battery is fully charged and over 12volts when the test is performed. Ensure that the voltage is shown on the test report.

-Send the test report via fax, email or post with a copy of your invoice or order number. Make sure your address and phone number are included.

-When we have received the test report and the invoice we will call you to arrange a new product to be sent to you and collection of the faulty item.



Battery Megastore UK Ltd do not refund the cost of any test reports received.


Option 2 - Returning the battery for Test

-Call us with your invoice / order number, we will then take a deposit of £20 and collect your battery for testing.

-If the battery is faulty we will refund your deposit and send you a new battery along with a voucher for 5% off your next order.

-If your battery is not faulty we will send the battery back to you with the print out from the tester. The battery will be sent back fully charged and ready to use.
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Please tell me who offers a test report!! For free.
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
Halfrauds - their Bosch BAT21 battery /Alternator tester has a printout facility. Ensure they give you a copy.

http://www.generaldiagnostic.co.uk/pages/bat21.pdf
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thank you mad that was I was getting at you need proof and most garages don't **** about for you for free Especially when inciting something has failed and has to prove it! Didn't know those testers at Halfords do free prints I will check :)
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
They are talking bollox. Mist likely they couldn't be bothered to replace the paper :mad:. Find another Halfrauds. B'stoke will.
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Not sure i will pop in on my way home the testing unit does say printing is Optional maybe they do units that have no printers plus the ones in Halfords are yellow not green :) lol I drive over there and see wont cost much well I'm happy with mine as I said earler a bigger one will last longer cranking but then again if you got to turn the motor that much I think more than a battery is needed :eek::eek:
 
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