New batteries
Submitted by Alan James on Mon, 2018-03-05 18:33
After my boat being idle in storage for too long I now need to replace the batteries. The storage company has recommended Power Crank Batteries who they deal with frequently and they have provided me with a quotation for a pair of Power Crank N70ZZCMF (850CCA) batteries. Motors and associated electrics are not my forte so I thought I would ask if anyone has any positive or negative comments / experiences with respect to Power Crank batteries.
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Rob H
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Bottom line Alan unless
Bottom line Alan unless buying the real fancy ones, is
Ring Battery World or one of those and get a price also
They have probably died from discharging, but do you know they are dead or have the storage mob just told you so?
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Vinesh87
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Dont know powercrank but
Dont know powercrank but goodchild industries have unbeatable price and service!
just dhu it
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Challenge batterys
ring challenge battery's in Osborne Park and you should get good service and advice from them
Alan James
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Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll call the suppliers mentioned. Rob whilst I haven't personally tried to recharge the existing batteries it comes as no surprise that they are dead. The storage company tried to recharge them unsuccessfully as did Power Crank.
backlash
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also try Goodchilds
I bought some good deep cycle Bosch Batteries from Goodchilds in Jandakot, Alan and very reasonably priced as well
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Roughas
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New Batteries.
Alan, If it's not too late, I'd want to confirm just how my boat was wired up, particularly if I hadn't done it myself. You may be better off with a combination of cranking and deep cycle batts. You did mention you weren't that familiar with things electrical. I do know that using an incorrect batt for a given task (eg starting as opposed to running an Engel) will give you shorter batt life and sub standard performance.
Alan James
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Once again thanks for the feedback guys. As mentioned by Vinesh87 and Backlash Goodchilds provide very competitive prices and they will get my business. I seem to recall reading somewhere that it was recommeded to coat the battery terminals and connectors with vaseline ...... ?? Good idea??
Jackfrost80
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How did you go pricewise
How did you go pricewise Jamsey? I'm going to replace my Century batteries as they would occasionally give a low voltage alarm on starting the outboard even after driving around all day and being kept on trickle charge at home. One is almost 3 years old and the other is almost 2.
Looking to get some better quality batteries like Optima or Bosch
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Rob H
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Just be aware that leaving
Just be aware that leaving them on trickle all the time will mask a problem-ie you wont know they are shit until they ARENT on trickle.
Which could be your first long drift/anchor when you get out there!
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Alan James
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Goodchild
The keenset prices were from Goodchild. I purchased two HCM31 CCA830 - M3 Bosch Hi Cycle Marine Batteries for $170.50 each. Quality wise I don't really know how these compare to others. Time will tell.
gruntre69
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I don't think Bosch are
I don't think Bosch are better quality than Century. I've bought a couple from Goodchild and think they are average. The optima are probably on a different level of quality but much more expensive..
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holth
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Were is the low voltage
Were is the low voltage alarm sounding from.
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My Furuno unit
My Furuno unit
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holth
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Wouldn't worry about that. I
Wouldn't worry about that. I also use to get it. Its mainly voltage drop from to small gauge wire from battery. I uped the gauge of the twin core and the alarm went away.
Vinesh87
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Bosch are def not in the
Bosch are def not in the same league as optima/ssb amd the likes. In saying that i cant fault my Bosch batteries in my excavator/tractor
Remeber you have a long piece of possibly small cable to your sounder. Could be 12.7v at your battery amd 12.2 at your sounder?