AC Delco Battery....life span?

Hey Troy,

Where is your DC battery mounted and is a wet cell or an AGM or Gel?
Apparently AGM style batteries don't like the under bonnet heat.
AC Delco use to make very good quality stuff many, many years ago but maybe the latest crop is not quite so good.

Cheers
Pop

Hi Troy

Yes you would be very dissapointed with only that life span. I know that there are battery experts here on the forum and will let you know what they think.

I now now in the process of looking at replacing my deep cycle battery, as it is not dead, but not as good as it was when it was new. Age wise I can not complain, as it is 6 years old and only runs our accessories, as well as the fridge and sine wave inverter.

It will be interesting to hear what type you go for, so please keep us posted.


Cheers



Stephen

Troy
I had 4 AC Delco lead calcium deep cycle batteries on the boat. Lasted for 7 years. They needed 14.9v charge.
Held their charge extremely well.
Cheers
Andrew

Will leave technical comment to the gurus ..... but if you need another one, keep in mind Century won't warrant their AGM DC's under the bonnet (you didn't say what type this one is) - I chose Century flooded DC. There are plenty of other brands of course (but then, they might all come from the same place :-o).

Hi Troy,

I cannot give any feedback to your original question and I am a little disappointed with the lack of replies and also the lack of longevity of your battery.
My reason for taking the time to reply is that I have just been given a new AC Delco battery and hence my curiosity. My application will be a little different to yours with the battery being mounted in the back of a Suzuki and is in place just to run basic lighting and a small Engel fridge over two to three days, although there is the possibility of fitting a second similar battery :-) This is to replace the current two x 6 volt deep cycle batteries currently in place.
Your question is interesting in that the warranty for deep cycle batteries is very limited. Taking into account that these batteries are made tougher and built to withstand more frequent "deep cycling" why offer a six (6) month warranty...... is there no faith in the product?? I recently purchased a Repco Heavy Duty Marine Battery (indicated to be be able to be used as a deep cycle battery) as a Aux battery in the Cruiser, the BIG print indicates that there is a two year replacement warranty, in fine print it is SIX months if the battery is used in a deep cycle application and in the event of a claim, the battery will be tested to Champion/Yashu test standards.

It does make it very difficult to make a good decision and we thank you for your post.

Cheers,
Wayne & Sally.