new battery

shadowster

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• Jan 16, 2010

• #1

right i am needing a new battery and the local motor factor has the one
thats supposed to go in it £69.99 for a 70amp
do you you think 70 amps is enough, not running winches, lights ect
just starting what do you think

 

The Mad Hat Man

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• Jan 16, 2010

• #2

forget the Ah rating - concentrate on getting the highest CCA current you can fit.

If yu have the "top hat" clamp - make sure the battery will fit!

 

shadowster

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• Jan 16, 2010

• #3

The Mad Hat Man said:

forget the Ah rating - concentrate on getting the highest CCA current you can fit.

If yu have the "top hat" clamp - make sure the battery will fit!

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if you were goin to buy one , which one would you get

cca rating ect

 

DomEllis

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• Jan 16, 2010

• #4

Can I refer you to this...

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/4x4-batteries-thought-id-share-you-71039.html

 

Missing Link

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• Jan 16, 2010

• #5

The CCA point is significant, for example this site lists a number of batteries Car Batteries, Cheap Car Batteries, Replacement Car Batteries, Next Day Delivery from Perfomancebatteries.co.uk however one with 70Ah has a higher CCA than one with 74Ah.
The preferred solution for serious off roaders seems to be Optima batteries but they are expensive. I noticed that the standard battery in mine did not actually fill the tray so when I replaced it I used the measurements to select a higher capacity model that filled the tray. Don't forget to consider the terminal type and orientation when selecting non standard batteries.