Car battery

[ghostbiker]

Well went out to start the Pick-up this morning as there was ice on the roads so thought i would take it rather than the bike.
Battery was dead showed no sign of struggling untill this morning. and within about 4 trys it was dead
now im gunna charge it tonight but at most thats just a get me by for a few days. so i need to buy a new one.

The one in the pickup isnt for it. its the wrong size and is stammped up for a rover.
its marked up as 12v 75ah
the ones i found for mine online seem to start at 60ah and go up to about 74ah (but its £100+ for that one)
not knowing much about batterys is the ah rate just how much charge it holds? so the higher the ah the longer it would last with turning over?
the one i put on the bike recently has a higher initial cranking rate, turns over the bike faster and stronger than any other it has had. but i cant seem to see anything on the listings about cranking rates

i will most likely go for a branded one and about the middle ah but thought i would ask about the ah etc before i hit pay

[goldfazer]

Last night's cold snap probably killed it - usually finds the iffy batteries!

ah rate is basically how much it'll hold. However, it'll also have a 'max current' type rating - too small and it won't put out enough to turn the engine over. Not a good idea to get the wrong one. What's the make/model/engine size of the pickup?

[ghostbiker]

VW caddy 1.9d 1997
im fairly sure its a 096 battery
cca is listed on some of them when i look up reviews so i am a little happyer now. cca = cold cranking amps and thats the figure i been looking for.

cheap batts seem to be 60ah or under so gunna avoid those and go 70+
cca seem to start at about 400 for the realy cheap ones and go up to 6-700+

£64 lion battery 620 cca 70 ah
£63 for a ultra plus 600 cca and 75 ah
£64 for a numax (not a brand i know though) 680 cca and 72ah looks pretty good

or go for bosch / varta thats 60 ah and 450 cca for £85 lol

[John Silva]

How about this one on ebay 330616989336

Bosch  640 CCA  70 Ah £64.95 + £9.99 postage


or better still ebay 350517250514

Varta  680 CCA  74 Ah £69.99 + Free postage

[ghostbiker]

yeah now i found the battery code i can search for diff car types that use the same one and the price dropped a lot.

Just ordered a Bosch S4 680cca 74ah at the correct dimensions for £65.90 inc next day delivery
crazy how prices change for the same battery and same company just because its listed on a diff car lol

[karlo]

I've got one of these on my Landy http://www.tayna.co.uk/Numax-CXV-X-1000-Amp-P7632.html been on since Dec 09.

Numax CXV-X 1000 Amp

[img alt=Numax CXV-X 1000 Amp (Leisure Batteries - Numax Leisure Batteries) height=143 width=152]http://www.taynabatteries.co.uk/prod-images/152/tayna_leisure/cxv-x.jpg[/img]

  Terminals

  [table] [tr] [td]Voltage:[/td] [td]

12 Volts

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Capacity (20hr):[/td] [td]

86 Ah

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]CCA:[/td] [td]

1000 A

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Length:[/td] [td]

257 mm

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Width:[/td] [td]

172 mm

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Height inc. terms:[/td] [td]

220 mm

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Cust. Rating:[/td] [td]

[/td] [/tr] [/table]
Specifications
12V 86Ah
Cold Start Marine Cranking Amps: 1000A
Deep-cycle & Starting
Sealed Lead Acid

3 Years Guarantee

Dimensions(mm)
257 x 172 x 220 (incl. terminals)


Standard battery was

069 Numax Car Battery 12V 68AH

[img alt=069 Numax Car Battery 12V 68AH (Car Batteries - Numax Car Batteries) height=133 width=152]http://www.taynabatteries.co.uk/prod-images/152/numaxcar/069.jpg[/img]

  Terminals

 
  [table] [tr] [td]Voltage:[/td] [td]

12 Volts

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Capacity (20hr):[/td] [td]

68 Ah

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]CCA:[/td] [td]

505 A

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Length:[/td] [td]

266 mm

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Width:[/td] [td]

175 mm

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Height inc. terms:[/td] [td]

220 mm

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Cust. Rating:[/td] [td]

[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Guarantee:[/td] [td]

3 Years

[/td] [/tr] [/table]
Premium Car Battery
Voltage  - 12V
Capacity - 68Ah
CCA(SAE) - 505A

Dimensions(mm)
266 x 175 x 220

3 years guarantee

[ghostbiker]

shame i didnt see that first, it didnt pop up on any of my search's
looks like it has some realy nice cca

[karlo]

Bit of a normal upgrade in the LandRover community, more of a leisure/marine battery iirc.

[BBROWN1664]

Leisure batteries don't have the cold cranking capacity. Don't get one or you will kill it fairly quickly.

[FuZzBoM]

Costco sell Bosch batteries. managed to get a beast of a battery for my Mrs car for about £55.. Might be worth checking with someone with a card next time 

[goldfazer]

Never seen batteries in Costco - are they in the tyre area?

[manuel32]

If you have time then do check out your locals, they are not all robbing bastdds.


Tyre shops,spares counters.


Billy

[FuZzBoM]

Never seen batteries in Costco - are they in the tyre area?

yep, that's where they are in the Milton Keynes Costco

[rayburn600]

I always look here first.
Best I've found.

http://www.alpha-batteries.co.uk/