BATTERY CCA
Submitted: Sunday, Apr 18, 2004 at 12:59
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Baz (NSW)
Hi fella's, looking for a battery to use as secondary in trailer, needs to be same as the batt in car which is 750 cca or can i use deep cycle, it need to be able to start the car in case of main batt failure. Set will be like dual batt system.
Baz.
Reply By: Member - Nigel (QLD) - Sunday, Apr 18, 2004 at 18:30
Sunday, Apr 18, 2004 at 18:30
I have a powerdive 108 AH AGM deep cycle battery in my trailer - it's only rated for 500 CCA, but that's enough to start my ST3 Petrol Patrol if it has too.
Biggest advantage of the AGM deep cycle is they recharge quicker than a starting battery, and you can flatten then further than a standard deep cycle.
The bloke from powerdive in brissy said they also sell AGM's with higher CCA in the same size, but they don't seem to list them on their website.
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Follow Up By: Baz (NSW) - Sunday, Apr 18, 2004 at 18:49
Sunday, Apr 18, 2004 at 18:49
Thanks Bob and Nigel, it's the 750 CCA of the Explorer, after looking around for a battery today the biggest we could find was 720 cca, it's close but after reading the info on the web site that Publican put me on to i think getting a batt that is 750 or higher is a good idea, very interesting read and helpful.
Baz.
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Reply By: Member - Jiarna (SA) - Sunday, Apr 18, 2004 at 23:41
Sunday, Apr 18, 2004 at 23:41
Hi Baz
I have a truck/tractor battery mounted on the trailer ("surplus" from my brother's
farm), don't know what CCA rating but it's bigger than the vehicle's. I have it wired to the accessory circuit through the trailer plug, with a relay to isolate it when the ignition switch is off. Has worked
well for a year so far. If the vehicle battery goes flat, I can use jumper leads to start from the trailer battery. The trailer battery is used to power a Narva spread beam spottie to light up the
campsite - works a lot better than the gas lamp I used to use.
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