Any of you bought this battery brand?

Pretty much just for running fluro light at camping that is all.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for explaining about this to me. I'm new to all this and still a little confused.

What battery type am I supposed to be looking at for general camping use like the fluro lights?

I'm guessing you mean as long as it does not have CCA rating on the AGM battery?

Thanks Peter

You're welcome Peter,

yes that's right.
A deep cycle battery doesn't have a CCA rating because it's got a smaller number of plates (electrodes), but they're thicker than in a starter battery.

If a small AGM battery is rated in CCA, it's a motorcycle battery.

But you want Ah, not CCA.

See how batteries can be grouped:

Overall weight: this determines the cost of the battery, and is taken to be the same when comparing the following properties:
High Ah: smaller number of thicker plates
CCA rating: higher number of thinner plates

Rule of thumb:
at equal battery weights, the Ah goes up while the CCA goes down and the other way around.

F.e. while the battery you're looking at weighs 6 kg and is rated 255CCA and 18Ah, another equally heavy (thus similar money) may have no CCA rating, but may offer 24Ah.

Because a deep cycle battery offers more Ah per Dollar than a starter battery, look for the lowest Dollar per Ah ratio you can find.

Hope this explains it?

cheers, Peter

Thank you for taking the time to explain a more detailed picture for me.
I think I know what you mean.
Have been looking all over for a battery for little CCA and its giving me a headache.
Came across a powersonic battery 30ah battery that will power my 1amp fluro for about 20-25 hours before needing charging. Was told the CCA is not the same as maximum short duration discharge current, however teh figure is 168 amps.

Does this sound okay or should I keep looking? The more I'm looking the more I'm confusing myself of batteries out there.

30ah battery link

Thanks muchly Peter.

Cheers, Timmy

Sorry, also forgot to mention it weighs 8kgs for 30AH.

Timmy,

the first battery you looked at was $3.38 per Ah.
The one you mention now is $4.30 per Ah.

So which one is better value for money ;)

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cheers, Peter

Pete

where do you get em so cheap agree with Mainey. We have 4 x 100 ah wet cell AGM's and av price as far as I can see in 4 states so far is $330

Cheers Baz