Not batteries again...
Submitted: Friday, May 11, 2007 at 12:31
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Member - Dalb (SA)
G'day all.
My 100 series aux (third) battery has carked it.
Can anyone tell me who sells Fullriver batteries in
Adelaide.
A web search has not helped me. Thanking you in advance.
cheers, Dalb
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 14:10
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 14:10
Can't help you with the Fullriver battery Dalb, but why not change brands to something that can be found easier.
Absorbed Power is another good brand of AGM battery and it is sold in SA by:-
Andy The Battery Bloke
82B Prospect Rd Prospect SA 5082
Talk to: Andrew Flynn
Phone: (08) 8342 1777
Fax: (08) 8342 1377
Also available at Opposite Lock on South road.
No association with the product or resellers.
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Reply By: greydemon - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 14:56
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 14:56
Why not just trade in your 'other brand' fridge and get an Engel ......then you won't need a third battery.
9-)
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Reply By: Member - Bruce and Anne - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 17:44
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 17:44
How long do you get out of these Fullriver batteries? They are pretty dear aren't they?
Its that I have a good knowledge of batteries on boats (off shore yachts ect) and for a long time I have been using heavy duty truck acid type batteries and getting quite a long time out of them. Now I know people will say all these things about they are no good with this and that, I could go on for ever here but what Iam saying may help your wallet, cheers for now.
Bruce
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Follow Up By: Mainey (WA) - Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 12:59
Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 12:59
You use a wetcell battery in a boat and not a sealed battery, I've read somewhere lol, wetcell's give off some weird sort of gas that's "dangerous to health" and will cause death in humans in extreme and cramped conditions... waah, they must all be rong lol
name and address withheld, said with a smile on his dial as he took his last breath, roflmao.
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Reply By: Mainey (WA) - Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 13:15
Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 13:15
Dalb, I can only assume you have other Fullriver batteries and need to replace the 'dead' one, yes, because it's dead...
However question is, what caused it's death?
will no 2 battery also die next week?
Batteries wired in parallel should be "identical" and old & new same battery in parallel may prematurely kill your new battery.
I'm not sure there is a direct agent for Fullriver in SA, contact the Vic agent:
sales @ alcobatt . com . au
for further information.
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Reply By: Mike Harding - Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 16:03
Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 16:03
Dalb:
were these AGM batteries in an under-bonnet location?
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Reply By: Member - Dalb (SA) - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 09:17
Monday, May 14, 2007 at 09:17
G'day all
Sorry if I mislead you a bit. I have only recently purchased my 2001 100s cruiser. The two original cranking batteries had been replaced a year ago by the prev owner, and he told me the aux battery was about 5 years old and may not last long. The aux battery did not have a name on it and a battery person thought it was a Century but could not even say whether it was a deep cycle or not. The aux battery tray is quite small in
mine (175x125mm).
So to answer a question some of you asked, no, the carked aux battery is not a Fullriver or an AGM type. I had read so much about Fullriver on this
forum that I just wanted to talk to a dealer about them vs other types. I have been frustrated that every dealer i have talked to so far only deals in one brand or the other - so comparisons are difficult.
Due to previous experience with deep cycle batteries on a trailer sailer, I had had a good run out of the large BP batteries and later the Trojan 130AH (like nearly 10 years life) - but these had the benefit of being stored in a cool place and being charged each day by a large solar panel which had a good regulator with the float facility.
My problem now is to get a battery that will fit into the small tray (therefore necessarily with low capacity, say 70-80AH) capable of running a 60L fridge (the brand? - not going there) for several days.
cheers, Dalb
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Follow Up By: Mainey (WA) - Monday, May 14, 2007 at 10:10
Monday, May 14, 2007 at 10:10
Dalb,
Some Deep Cycle batteries are built with a small 'foot print' size but higher (taller) than conventional batteries, therefore giving much higher Amp Hour capacities than mentioned.
You would need to work out the AH's used by the 'fridge' in a 24 hour period to ascertain the required capacity of the new battery, preferably to last for a few days before recharging!!
Hint: the usual mass production brands probably won't have this option available, you will have to seek out a "specialist" battery supplier.
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