davidbains
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I set off yesterday to buy a 12v 110Ah battery to find they were up to £140!!!!
What's happened to battery prices?
What's happened to battery prices?
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dsw
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Halfords do a good battery and you get a 3 year warranty for under £100.
VicS
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Shop around Deepcycle/starting for £80 Just one example from that website taken at random.
PembrokeshirePromise
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This at a a guess !
Georgio
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Shop around, I just bought (on Saturday) a pair of 110AH batts from a caravan shop for £65 Each. They are Numax and are marked up as suitable for engine starting and domestic use.
maxi77
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Caravan shops tend to be cheaper.
Allan
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I bought an 85A/hr "leisure" battery from a caravan site last year for £48. I looked in a chandlery earlier in the day and they wanted £69 for the same thing.
Allan
Allan
SlowlyButSurely
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Same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I have always used heavy duty lead acid truck batteries. Cost about £60 each last time I replaced them. Now at least £140!
I bought a pair of Numax Marine dual purpose batteries from Adverc in the end. Seemed to be a reasonable price and free delivery too.
I bought a pair of Numax Marine dual purpose batteries from Adverc in the end. Seemed to be a reasonable price and free delivery too.
Richard10002
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Shop around Deepcycle/starting for £80 Just one example from that website taken at random.
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Can a battery be ideal for both starting and deep cycling?? I thought they were one or the other, or somewhere in between??
Shop around Deepcycle/starting for £80 Just one example from that website taken at random.
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Can a battery be ideal for both starting and deep cycling?? I thought they were one or the other, or somewhere in between??
davidbains
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I think the "deep cycle" leisure batteries are really compromises. Not brilliant at either!
Although they will certainly spin a small diesel over at least when new.
What concerns me more are claims like "100cycles". If that means 100days, it's only a season
for those of us who have reached an age when we can spend the whole summer sailing.
Funnily enough I have now found that Eurotek in the boatyard corner at Brighton marina seem to be still selling 110ah Squadron batteries at £85, although their marine electronics prices are eye watering.
Thanks for the recommended websites, good prices but of course batteries are expensive to deliver.
Although they will certainly spin a small diesel over at least when new.
What concerns me more are claims like "100cycles". If that means 100days, it's only a season
for those of us who have reached an age when we can spend the whole summer sailing.
Funnily enough I have now found that Eurotek in the boatyard corner at Brighton marina seem to be still selling 110ah Squadron batteries at £85, although their marine electronics prices are eye watering.
Thanks for the recommended websites, good prices but of course batteries are expensive to deliver.
johnphilip
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Prices may be rising but you get what you pay for, to some extent.
Deep cycle batteries will be more than automotive and gel and other fancy types double that.
I have recently bought 2 110AH Elecsol batteries from Tayna. Good web site and good advice on the phone, quick delivery. Obviously too soon to test reliability but they come with a 5 year warranty.
Deep cycle batteries will be more than automotive and gel and other fancy types double that.
I have recently bought 2 110AH Elecsol batteries from Tayna. Good web site and good advice on the phone, quick delivery. Obviously too soon to test reliability but they come with a 5 year warranty.
retsina
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Get one from caravan suppliers ~£65
DinghyMan
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Try Bat Man UK, used several times for car, caravan, and boat batteries, prices include next day delivery.
FullCircle
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Dauntless Canvey Island.
85Ah 49.95
110Ah 59.95
210Ah cant remember but it seemed damned cheap.
I hae also used BatMan Uk, very good, quick delivery.
85Ah 49.95
110Ah 59.95
210Ah cant remember but it seemed damned cheap.
I hae also used BatMan Uk, very good, quick delivery.
nigelhudson
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We got a good deal last year from Pavillion Batteries in Hove.
davidbains
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Interesting site that. Are the Elecsol batts worth it for the 5 year guarantee do you think??
DinghyMan
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Haven't bought Elecsol - but when I had a question about terminals and threads on the last battery I bought found them very helpful and they sent me some bits FOC as well, even when I offered to pay for them so would expect them to be no problems with any warranty problems.
Five years seems a good warranty for a battery and the prices aren't bad either, can't say I've ever had a warranty problem with a battery as they seem to last ages. Last time I bought a standard Leisure 110AH Sealed For Life but don't have shore power or inverters to complicate matters and added it as an independant auto-bilge pump battery.
Five years seems a good warranty for a battery and the prices aren't bad either, can't say I've ever had a warranty problem with a battery as they seem to last ages. Last time I bought a standard Leisure 110AH Sealed For Life but don't have shore power or inverters to complicate matters and added it as an independant auto-bilge pump battery.
William_H
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Yes I can see that the price of lead has shot up. (like a lot of other metals)
What gets me is that 20 years ago a scrap metal merchant would give me money for an old battery. Now they won't in fact they are very difficult to get rid of. Apparently recycling is just too expensive /difficult unsafe. Can yopu recycle batteries in UK? olewill
What gets me is that 20 years ago a scrap metal merchant would give me money for an old battery. Now they won't in fact they are very difficult to get rid of. Apparently recycling is just too expensive /difficult unsafe. Can yopu recycle batteries in UK? olewill
brianhumber
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Raw materials go up so cost of manufactured goods goes up.
Last week 1 tonne of old batteries would get you £200. Have a look next time you read a decent paper or are on the internet at commodity prices for wheat, rice, metals etc. After getting depressed then recover by going sailing and be pleased you do not have to fill up a motorboat.
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Last week 1 tonne of old batteries would get you £200. Have a look next time you read a decent paper or are on the internet at commodity prices for wheat, rice, metals etc. After getting depressed then recover by going sailing and be pleased you do not have to fill up a motorboat.
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