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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 44858"><p>I ended up going with a Supercharge Allrounder dual purpose deep cycle/cranking battery from Auto One. They had 20% off so it was only $175. Its 105ah plus 760CCA so will turn my diesel over if necessary & if it does have issues I can take it back to a local shop.</p><p>One thing to be mindful of is that the sealed calcium type deep cycle batteries perform best when periodically charged at 15.1v so a smart charger that can handle calcium batteries is required. Have read a few posts on 4wd/caravan forums where people have had troubles with them prematurely failing & they all seemed to have only been using the solar regulator/charger, dual battery system or an ordinary 12v charger which didn't have the required charge voltage. These keep them topped up but don't fully charge them. Calcium batteries require this higher charge voltage & running a calcium charge program every few weeks should be the only maintenance they need. </p><p>Likewise for Gel (13.8v) & AGM (14.4v) deep cycle batteries. Make sure your charging system is suited to the battery type &/or periodically fully charge at the recommended voltage to maintain battery life. </p><p>At least thats what I have found in researching them. A sealed "maintenance free" deep cycle battery still needs some maintenance although it is only a full charge/maintenance cycle occasionally.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 44858"] I ended up going with a Supercharge Allrounder dual purpose deep cycle/cranking battery from Auto One. They had 20% off so it was only $175. Its 105ah plus 760CCA so will turn my diesel over if necessary & if it does have issues I can take it back to a local shop. One thing to be mindful of is that the sealed calcium type deep cycle batteries perform best when periodically charged at 15.1v so a smart charger that can handle calcium batteries is required. Have read a few posts on 4wd/caravan forums where people have had troubles with them prematurely failing & they all seemed to have only been using the solar regulator/charger, dual battery system or an ordinary 12v charger which didn't have the required charge voltage. These keep them topped up but don't fully charge them. Calcium batteries require this higher charge voltage & running a calcium charge program every few weeks should be the only maintenance they need. Likewise for Gel (13.8v) & AGM (14.4v) deep cycle batteries. Make sure your charging system is suited to the battery type &/or periodically fully charge at the recommended voltage to maintain battery life. At least thats what I have found in researching them. A sealed "maintenance free" deep cycle battery still needs some maintenance although it is only a full charge/maintenance cycle occasionally. [/QUOTE]
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