Good price compared to other retailers who are selling for around $270. Could be handy if looking for some deep cycle power for summer camping.
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That's what I was thinking too. Would be great for camping fridge. You need a 'deep cycle' as normal car batteries are primarily focused on Cranking power, not long, slow drawing power. This battery + a cheap battery box would be a great set up for under $250! Just be aware, it doesn't looked sealed, so you'll want to try not tipping it over.
It is a great price
I pay $200 cash for AGM ones that come without a warranty, they are $400 in Supercheap Auto
At least these you can mount under the bonnet with out losing your warranty
Where do you get those batteries?
If you need a deep cycle dont waste your money, get a good quality brand like fullriver
I thought Century was a good brand, or at least they're usually more expensive than what the store sells for other branded batteries they have………I'm guessing fullriver is even more expensive?
I have a fullriver in the caravan and havent had one issue, I have gone thru a few cheapies like these, and have learnt my lesson
What about Exide brands? Are they any good?
Mine failed after 13 months with regular maintenance
The days of the "Good" fullrivers are long long gone
Silly question but what is a 100ah battery capable of running when you add a 220/240 inverter to run regular appliances?
Are you asking what the total time it could hold up using certain appliances? It all depends how many watts it's drawing - watts = volts x amps… take off 10% for waste in converting and you'll be able to figure it out.
In the real world you will only get around 50 to 60 ah out of a 100ah battery unless its Lithium or lead crystal. Inverters are not very efficient but how long they will last is based on the size of the inverter and the load on it which will vary dependent on what appliance you plug in.
Working on that, it will provide 720 watt hours, and suppose you wish to not drain it flat so as to help preserve the number of charge cycles, you may then get approx 500 watt hours out of your inverter. See how many watts you will be drawing on your 240V appliances to see how long you can run them.
So in theory then it would provide one hour of power for an appliance running 500w?
@Krazyy: You can't draw 100% of the battery. The batteries will either do a safety cutoff to prevent damage to the battery, or the voltage would taper down too much.
Also, your device claiming 500W is probably claiming peak draw.
But otherwise, yes, 500WH would power 500W draw for 1 hour.
I have heard that only the blue/yellow case century batteries are made in Australia and even they are not as good as they used to be, only 12 months warranty is poor and doesn't give confidence in the product. As others have mentioned a Fullriver battery will last a lot longer but upfront cost is higher but works out cheaper in the long run. Betta batteries lead crystal sound interesting and can handle more deep cycles than standard lead acid but I have no personal experience with these as yet.
This would be good if you have to mount it under the bonnet. Even if not I would still take this flooded one over AGM any day. Ive had too many AGMs crap out early. I've gone LFP now, but this would be my second choice. It says its made in Australia too.
Correct
very cheap price
I find it hard to trust these brands that are probably fine for avg. car batteries but for deep cycle?
Better off going with some brands that are known for that kind of thing like a Optima Oddyseey Dekka etc.
For those commenting on the reliability of this battery - I bought one when I last posted on it which was 25 months ago and its still going strong. It sits in a projecta power hub and powers a 40L Engel fridge when we go away camping. Besides that I put it on a battery charger maybe half a dozen times a year just to keep it topped up.
here's a sheet…
https://www.centurybatteries.com.au/content/documents/deep-c…
some things I note.
There's no CCA. Maybe that's not an issue on battery that's not used for starting.
ALso since they are talking electrolytes and fluid topping up I assume this isnt a completely sealed no maintenance any position unit.
I have an Optima yellow and that's been thru multiple cars and now sits in a battery box powering a 240v inverter.
Great price for a Deep Cycle but this is only good for under bonnet or in ute trays.
Being a flooded battery you will get 'gassing' as it charges which needs to vent to atmosphere.
What if you charge it in the house?
Hydrogen will come out. Charge it like any other car battery.
Well I haven't charged a car battery before….but have charged a few eneloops and other small batteries/cells inside the house without issue….do they also emit hydrogen too…?
@Zachary: They are sealed and their chemistry means they dont emit vapours.
Lead acid batteries emit hydrogen gas when charging.
I would specifically not buy any lead acid battery if an alternative is available… and they are…
@tonyjzx: ah, so if I want a backup power source, it must not be a lead acid one…..got it!
Someone could capture this and make hydrogen balloons that fly up into the air for parties! Free renewable source of hydrogen! Or sell it back to whoever wants to buy pure hydrogen…..
Is this a good price for a deep cycle? I just got a solar charger so this may go well.