Any good deals on leisure batteries?
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Not aware of any particular deals, but Tayna are my usual goto for batteries. Good prices & excellent service.Hey,
Looking to get my first leisure battery for the T6, got all wiring to go in with DC-DC, just need battery
What deals has anyone seen? AGM or others. max probably £200-300 to fit under passenger single seat.
Thanks
If that's your price range I'd stretch to a LiFePo - you'll get double the usable capacity and much longer lifetime.
£380 gets you the very popular Fogstar 105Ah.
£380 gets you the very popular Fogstar 105Ah.
The eco-worthy doesn't have low temp charge protection so if you go for that one, make sure whatever DC-DC and MPPT you fit does have a low temp charge cut off. Charging a LiFePO4 battery when it's below zero degrees is a BIG no.
Also, that battery has been on offer a couple of times recently at £180.
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Also, that battery has been on offer a couple of times recently at £180.
EcoWorthy
The temp cut of is for over temperature not low temp. D C Guy did a tear down for utube which is very interesting. OOOO, Was it this video? - just watching it now :) Warning, you will get dizzy watching this, the camera is all over the place! ECO-WORTHY 12V 100Ah lifePO4 Internals
Renogy DCC50S, dont think think that does :/The eco-worthy doesn't have low temp charge protection so if you go for that one, make sure whatever DC-DC and MPPT you fit does have a low temp charge cut off. Charging a LiFePO4 battery when it's below zero degrees is a BIG no.
Also, that battery has been on offer a couple of times recently at £180.
EcoWorthy
The temp cut of is for over temperature not low temp. D C Guy did a tear down for utube which is very interesting. OOOO, Was it this video? - just watching it now :) Warning, you will get dizzy watching this, the camera is all over the place! ECO-WORTHY 12V 100Ah lifePO4 Internals
Yeh seen offered, but none vaild just now, can get it for £209 on amazon just now...
on hold on maybe it does....
"If the service battery type is set to lithium, the DCC50S will stop charging the service battery when its temperature is lower than 1˚C, and recover to charge when it's higher than 3˚C. The DCC50S utilizes Maximum Power Point Tracking technology to extract maximum power from the solar module(s)."
"If the service battery type is set to lithium, the DCC50S will stop charging the service battery when its temperature is lower than 1˚C, and recover to charge when it's higher than 3˚C. The DCC50S utilizes Maximum Power Point Tracking technology to extract maximum power from the solar module(s)."
Excellent, as I say that's not an optional thing, you need it. All it takes is one cold winter sunny day, or a morning start up when it's freezing and you'll have all sorts of issues if the battery starts charging!
Vs the fogstar you'll missing out on a heater (the fogstar will heat itself when it's cold to allow for charging) and a Bluetooth BMS so you can check the exact SOC, amps in/out etc. oh and a longer warranty.
Whether that's worth the extra £150 is up to you.
Vs the fogstar you'll missing out on a heater (the fogstar will heat itself when it's cold to allow for charging) and a Bluetooth BMS so you can check the exact SOC, amps in/out etc. oh and a longer warranty.
Whether that's worth the extra £150 is up to you.
The EcoWorthy are competent basic batteries but with the general falling prices the Fogstar I'd rate as better value. Having the temperature cutoff in the battery is much safer and the heater means it will charge in low temperatures.
£150 is just over a tank of fuel in most places, yet you'll have a much better electrical system over the life of your van.
If you're running the 50A charger then my advice is to back it off to 30A or even 20A for every day use, it's much kinder to the batteries and everything will run cooler but you can still open the taps if you need rapid charging when off grid for a few days.
£150 is just over a tank of fuel in most places, yet you'll have a much better electrical system over the life of your van.
If you're running the 50A charger then my advice is to back it off to 30A or even 20A for every day use, it's much kinder to the batteries and everything will run cooler but you can still open the taps if you need rapid charging when off grid for a few days.
If you stick a fogstar battery in your basket, then go through the checkout and put in your details, email etc, then don't complete the checkout, you might get a 5% off code emailed to you... 
It's only £20 off a 105Ah but it all helps!
It's only £20 off a 105Ah but it all helps!
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