Calcium Deep-Cycle Batteries

Alpaca
I just finished installing a DBS in the suzuki on Sunday and I purchased a Delkor calcium 75A battery to act as the aux. I will be taking it out for a proper test in one and a half weeks time so ask me then how it performed with the fridge and being charged via the alternator. I did a brief test in the garage with the fridge on for 24 hrs then charged her up using the mains battery charger and everything went well.
Cheers
AK

Alpaca
I reckon the Delkor would be a good choice. They are often used in hard to get at spaces as they are no-maintenance batteries. They don't spill acid over the paintwork as my present DC battery has and best of all they have a long shelf life. If you only use your traditional DC battery a few times a year then it will deteriorate very quickly. The Delkor will happily sit in storage for a prologed period provided it is fully charged. One downside, as far as I understand, is that if they are fully flattened then they need a substantial charge rate to kick them back into life. An alternator should handle that but your 4 amp charger wont.
One thing too with the 80 amp hour Delkor you are considering is its length-320mm I think. This may not fit in the accessory battery tray in the 100 series so check it out first if you haven't already
Michael

I am currentlly runing 2 delkor bateries in my patrol. Had them nearly 2 years and they don't even look like giving up yet. Only problem I had was when I completly flatend the deep cycle battery over two months of continuous use. Brought it back to life by taking it out of the vehicle and puting it on a charger about a 4 amp for about two weeks. That has cured it. They are expensive compared to some other batteries but have been told i should get 4 years out of them. So far i am happy with them they are the calcium ones.

Hi Alpaca, as I'm about to do the same on my diesel Jackeroo, I wanted to ask if you have set up your duel battery system and how it's all going.
thanks

Steve