Are there things to watch out for buying a 100ah battery?

Lia

Yes if it has not been used, if not it will/maybe OK. I don't know what a battery self life is, (will read info).

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Cheers

Richard

How much are they asking?
If its been kept fully charged and not drained below 12V on a regular basis it "should" be OK. I have a 5 yr old AGM battery on the camper and it still does the job.
What are you wanting to run off it?

Pete

I would NEVER buy an old battery without doing a discharge test on it to see what its actual capacity is.

Lia,
As Mike says, ask them if they will allow you to take it to a battery reseller, have them do a deep discharge test on it to see how it holds up.

Do you know why it is being sold ?? (assuming it's a private sale)
You say " second hand battery, *they are* the following brand"
( plural - are there more than one? )


It's a well designed Deep Cycle battery, not a basic compromise that promises everything and delivers *****

If it (they) has no internal faults and is competitively priced - get a few.

Maîneÿ . . .

I was given a 120ah deep cycle battery (ex RTA). I took it to my local Battery World and he checked it with his gizmos (for free!!), and gave it a clean bill of health. !!

G'day,

looking at the photo of yours with your lovely kids,
you've got enough to keep you busy...
But if you can dedicate some spare time to mucking around with a bunch of used batteries, yes go ahead an buy the lot.
Mucking around could mean:
finding space for them, ensuring the kids don't play with them, proper load testing of all six batteries in order to find the one which has the most residual capacity. Get this capacity measured, in order to be able to make up your mind if it's for you.
Once you've found out which one(s) are the best, you have to properly dispose of the others as they contain the controlled substance lead.
Try to have the battery of your choice wired up in your caravan, and do a 'test run' under real life/travel conditions, BEFORE you do the big trip.

Or, for only 50 bucks more you could get a brand new quality deep cycle AGM VRLA 12V/100Ah battery which will most likely outlast the lot you're currently looking at. Check them out on ebay.
Remember when taking your chances with used batteries, it doesn't just stop there when you find out they're not good enough. They need to be recycled properly, and then you can start fresh looking for new batteries.

Look out for AGM VRLA deep cycle batteries, as they're the battery of choice for caravan applications.

Good luck and best regards, mr.batteryvalue

Hi Lia,


Doh I'll finish the before I hit update.

I was able to get 2 x 100a/h batteries which were due to a UPS upgrade they were 2 years old and I have had them for 3 years now.

I'd go for it $150 is cheap as.


Cheers Wlko