Deep Cycle Batteries, what are the best for money?

What is a "US Type" battery?

Ian

Ditto!
The two O's could be rated as 0's.

There is a D which is probably better.

Though I am assuming AGM.
And though they are generally "superior" to wet cells, they cannot be abused as much.

Chris, why not contact Battery World and get them tested, if your not in the area of a battery world shop then go to anyone with battery sales or the like and get them tested, find out their condition first hand.

How about running the fridge of 240v for a few days and let the solar system charge the battery system fully while not having any competition from the fridge, it may make a big difference.

What type of solar regulator do you have ??

Maîneÿ . . .

hi there, thanks,
well on the bill they are called "US Series red 6V 232A/h", could be internal name of Battery World.

Yes, I get them tested, but I doubt at the BW shop they are honest with that result. I have been ones in there and they have shown me their test instrument.

Is it so easy to test the health of a battery?
There are so many variables, first of all capacity. At the BW shop they connect to any battery there is to a little hand tester for a few seconds and say, oh, its in great shape.

So AGM are good ones? There are many of them on ebay.

ok, I will charge them fully, doesn't take long, got 2x Kyocera 130Watt, and that charger is Jaycars Powertech MP3129

Chris

US batteries are manufactured in the USA by the US Battery company. They are quality product that should last for many years I have seen them 8 years old and still ok . They have large capacity and if you are only charging from solar it may not be enough. With 230 a/h you need to charge atleast 10% 23 amps. You may need to use a battery charge to bring them back to full capacity. Under charging batteries can also shorten there life

thanks guys for the other recommendations and info about US type, I will
compare prices.

well the regulator charges them up until full, was 14,3 V and now I raised from the setting "sealed gel batteries "to 14,8V, which should be standard for the wet batteries.

When they are full I see "bulk charge" on the display, LED is green, and yes 14. something amps are going in on a sunny morning. I also have a connection to the front alternator over a battery isolator, so when I drive they get charged as well. That smart isolator disconnects only when voltage goes down on both batteries, so I am a bit concerned about that the starter battery gets overcharged by the panels after driving, because the high voltage stays on and batteries stay connected. I guess I will switch that thing manuell to give the starter battery a break.
I see some battery acid drops on the top of my batteries, think there might be something to get checked on Monday

Chris