Battery replacement.

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Battery replacement.

Post by benh999 » Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:49 pm

My RS has been sat since Oct and the battery is flat as a pancake..

Put her on charge however it doesn’t seem to be charging to full. My charger will charge up battery and then switch to maintenance mode and this is not happening so I’m assuming the battery is possibly on it’s way, so........

What batteries are proven to be good and well priced..

Links/thoughts?

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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by mavada » Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:55 pm

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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Steveo » Tue Jan 16, 2018 9:12 pm

I replaced mine about a year ago. I had the Varta one but I couldn't get hold of another one at the time. So I bought a Bosch one instead. The two batteries are identical!
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Shoppinit » Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:53 pm

Those big batteries can take a long time to charge. Varta FTW.
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by dch1n » Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:54 pm

Got mine from Tanya batteries for £125 last year.

610 200 Varta Silver Dynamic Car Battery 12V 110Ah 020 (Short Code: I1) (Varta DIN: 610 402 092 )

Does the job just fine.

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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Ben_r1 » Wed Jan 17, 2018 8:52 am

I usually just use a Halfords battery, good savings with a trade card and 5 year warranty can’t go wrong 👍
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Shoppinit » Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:04 am

Good luck trying to use that warranty, though. They always wriggle out.

I've had unbranded, cheapo batteries that have lasted for 10+ years and I've had known brand batteries that have hari-kari'd after 4 years. Seems to be pot luck. Once the battery in my Golf 2 exploded and the acid stripped all the paint off the battery tray and engine bay around it. :rant: I think it was a Bosch.
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by benh999 » Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:11 pm

Shoppinit wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:53 pm
 Those big batteries can take a long time to charge. Varta FTW.

How long ish?(from flat)
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Shoppinit » Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:05 pm

With a 110Ah battery and a feeble charger, could take as long as 3 days.
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Shoppinit » Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:06 pm

I recently charged some 180Ah marine batteries from flat and that took about 5 days.
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Steveo » Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:11 pm

I had my Varta one on charge for over 36hrs on an old and fairly basic Halfords charger. But it has done the job fine. It'
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by benh999 » Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:33 pm

Aha.. I’ll keep charging then I’d say this had been on for 18rs. I just assumed it would have trickle charged by then?
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Shoppinit » Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:50 pm

Simplistically: Most domestic chargers are less than 4A max charging current. Also the current tapers off as the battery charges. So say on average 1.8A over the charging cycle. Assuming 70% charging efficiency to charge a 110Ah battery (assuming full capacity) then it'll take approximately 3.7 days. Maths, innit.
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by Ben_r1 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:47 pm

Shoppinit wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 17, 2018 9:04 am
 Good luck trying to use that warranty, though. They always wriggle out.

I've had unbranded, cheapo batteries that have lasted for 10+ years and I've had known brand batteries that have hari-kari'd after 4 years. Seems to be pot luck. Once the battery in my Golf 2 exploded and the acid stripped all the paint off the battery tray and engine bay around it. :rant: I think it was a Bosch.
Swapped a few myself, never had that much f a problem. They email you the receipt now too.
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Re: Battery replacement.

Post by benh999 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 1:49 pm

She’s charged... green light for Maintenance mode, CheersShoppinit :-)
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