deep cycle battery self destruct

Hi Gu Jimbo

Hmm! Diesel GU's have more NVH than petrol ones, but more seriously can you tell us more about the battery , size make model etc and perhaps how it was mounted.

Buggar the supplier, Take it back to the manufacturer!!! Michael

suppliers will not take back batteries with cracks in the casing. looks like it was overcharging with little electrolyte. the black stuff is the lead inside off the plates

Mmmmm he no looky too good! i hope mine doesnt do that, i have the exact same battery after my AGM dying at 4 odd years under the bonnet.i went for a Gel as they are supposed to cope with under bonnet temps better than an AGM.Mine is about 18 months old now,but i have not done a large trip with it yet.

Hi Gujimbo,

Thats not good that you cant get warranty on it.

I have a Haze 87amp gel battery, so I'm keen to find out what went wrong

Can you (or someone) tell me if it is an ABS case or poly?

Cheers Wilko

We just got back from doing the CSR & Gunbarrel etc, between 3 vehicles we had to replace 6 batteries which failed, I believe, due to the corrugations.

The Optima Battery is an excellent battery for vibration due to its spiral plates.

Any other battery where the plates are not Lock Bonded to Vibration Standard IEC-61373 is doomed to early vibration failure.

It would appear that a combination of over charging and vibration has killed the Haze.
I think M&H Power import the Haze Range but it is unlikely that battery would be a warranty claim.
Ian

Gujimbo

One avenue might be to suggest that unless they provide a replacement battery at wholesale replacement cost you will go public on a very widely read public 4WD forum.

Oh, you already have. Never mind.

Worth a try though.

gujimbo

I did 2 battery's in 24 hrs. Heading home from the Canning.
How lucky was I, couold have been in the middle of the Canning.

I said to SWMBO before we left, that the corrugations will probably kill at least 1 battery, but I did not expect to do both battery's in the tow vehicle.

Maybe I shoould have listened to a mate, who told me to put some rubber under them, before we head out. I thought that low tyre pressure was enuf, but apparently not !
Then again we were on the worst roads in the country, so I would expect that.

I have done 3 fairly big desert trips before last one, and had never had a problem. Just chalk it up to "collateral damage", as is the odd puncture.

Cheers Mate
Bucky

There's only one type of battery i would use off road and thats a gel type from a company like Optima,,,i use the red top model in my race car at speedway and they have lasted 2 years banging around the track before I sell the car. i have even seen one with a hole in the side and still worked . Plus if you hole one you just patch it up .

I have just discovered the Exide 35aH batteries fitted to my KK were mounted lying down on their side. As a result they have expanded and deformed to the point where they would not accept a charge, hence are now paper weights.

After checking with a battery expert, I was informed that mounting the batteries on their side voids the warranty as soon as they are charged. Have only used the Kamper on 2 occasions and although I bought it second hand, I am very dissapointed with this discovery. The problem I have is finding replacement batteries that can be mounted upright and have a low height. Unfortunately there is not enough room to mount the batteries in the existing position (in the small compartment aft of the bed). All the existing batteries out there that will fit have very low aH ratings.

Does anyone have any suggestions or similar experiences with the Kimberley Kampers?