Getting new batteries, recommendations needed!!

Hi Guys,

i will be getting some new batteries soon for my RRC. Main battery for starting and general duties, and aux battery for occasional winch and power supply while offroading & camping.

Could someone recommend me which batteries to go for? I'm at Leeds, west Yorkshire area. I am not going for Optima's, thats for sure due to cost, and I am not going for cheapest. Am looking for reasonable duty batteries at reasonable prices.

thanks in advance!!

an when yer get your noo battery's i can pikey yer old un's

Sfunny that....I were gonna say nick Spudy's or take 5's

go find your nearest agricultural supplier and get a couple designed for starting tractors - excellent quality at a fraction of the more traditional suppliers prices

Sirus said:

Sfunny that....I were gonna say nick Spudy's or take 5's

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sno' good nicking mine Si..

it's so fooked it couldent turn over a playing card at mo

Sean said:

go find your nearest agricultural supplier and get a couple designed for starting tractors - excellent quality at a fraction of the more traditional suppliers prices

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that's a good idea Sean..i went pricing one up the other day for the disco and the local motor factor's wanted 87+vat fer a 75ah wasent even a good make that i had heard of ffs...

Sean said:

go find your nearest agricultural supplier and get a couple designed for starting tractors - excellent quality at a fraction of the more traditional suppliers prices

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I agree
I got a 95Ah starter battery and a 110Ah leisure battery for £110 the pair. Made in UK too!

spudy said:

an when yer get your noo battery's i can pikey yer old un's

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My old ones are not much better than yours....i have to use both to start the car nowadays....besides, i'm gonna use them as power supply for air pump, lights etc while camping...

Sean said:

go find your nearest agricultural supplier and get a couple designed for starting tractors - excellent quality at a fraction of the more traditional suppliers prices

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thanks Sean....will do just that tomorrow..

Treworgey 90 said:

I agree
I got a 95Ah starter battery and a 110Ah leisure battery for £110 the pair. Made in UK too!

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Trew....does your batteries have a brand name on them??

You say a starter battery and a leisure battery....are they in the same vehicle?? How do you link them up, with splir charger I presumed??

kingsonlim said:

Trew....does your batteries have a brand name on them??

You say a starter battery and a leisure battery....are they in the same vehicle?? How do you link them up, with splir charger I presumed??

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X-eng High Performance Off-Road Engineering

kingsonlim said:

Trew....does your batteries have a brand name on them??

You say a starter battery and a leisure battery....are they in the same vehicle?? How do you link them up, with splir charger I presumed??

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Yes - Avon is the brand name.
Yes, I've got the X-Eng split charge system.

I actually got mine from Trago Mills, but they have the same brand and similar prices at Mole Valley Farmers.

Sean said:

X-eng High Performance Off-Road Engineering

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Thanks Sean..This is what I am using currently....http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn226/kingsonlim/P1010307.jpgProbably I should re-phrase my question...what I meant to ask is could I mix starter battery and leisure battery on the same system as I am not sure how caravan batteries are linked to car 12v system..what I was told was not to mix different types of batteries, not even batteries of different Ah, as the lower Ah battery will be over-charged and suffer damage. So, it seems if connecting them (starter and leisure) through split charger, they are okay???

Sean said:

X-eng High Performance Off-Road Engineering

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After reading that, I'm getting worried ....not sure if my split charger is the caravan type or better...

Anyone know how I could test if my split charger could handle 150Amps power draw????

different types / sizes of battery are fine, through a split charger.

a split charger, is basically a high current relay, triggered from the wire between the altenator and the charge light.

the X-Eng relay actually states on it "100A", which is it's continuous rating. it will actually withstand much more than that for short periods.

have a look at your relay - some of them are only rated at 30A.

if you decide to get a new split charge it might be worth taking x eng up on their offer. you can get 2 batteries off them and the charge system thrown in for free! its 180quid though. but the batts look tippity top

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they got there sums wrong too...

Sean said:

X-eng High Performance Off-Road Engineering

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Thanks for the link Sean.....bought the Numax batt from x-eng at the end...

Griffdowg said:

if you decide to get a new split charge it might be worth taking x eng up on their offer. you can get 2 batteries off them and the charge system thrown in for free! its 180quid though. but the batts look tippity top

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and if your a member of this forum you'll get a 10% discount (look up user simonr)

LR4x4

Sean said:

and if your a member of this forum you'll get a 10% discount (look up user simonr)

LR4x4

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I am a member to LR4x4...but didn't know anything about the discount..besides, its paid and on its way....