Hankook battery's

It will probably be fine, but as you can't start your 2040 by hand why not spend a bit more and get a quality battery for engine start - as soon as there was the slightest suspicion of my original (from Jeanneau) engine start battery getting sluggish I put in a new Varta.
 
jwilson said:
It will probably be fine, but as you can't start your 2040 by hand why not spend a bit more and get a quality battery for engine start - as soon as there was the slightest suspicion of my original (from Jeanneau) engine start battery getting sluggish I put in a new Varta.
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It's a serious thought.

I do have a pre-wired emergency parallel so can switch to domestic bank in seconds and start that way but of course that is of limited help if i'm starting the engine to charge the domestic bank!

The other issue I spotted with the Hankook was that it was a calcium battery. There seems to be lots of confusion online about the correct charging regime for such batteries with some saying 13.6-14.4v is fine & others claiming up to 16v required. I really don't want to be messing around again to address that so I think a conventional Lead Acid is the way to go.
 
I recently bought a pair of Hankook 110Ah domestic batteries from battery megastore .
There was a delay on one day and they kept me well informed by phone and email.
The new batteries seem fine.
 
Just look for a battery suitable for starting a 1500cc diesel. Hankook are OK and they are cheap from battery megastore. A starter battery has an easy life as its always recharged immediately after use so should last way in excess of the guarantee period.
 
jac said:
The other issue I spotted with the Hankook was that it was a calcium battery. There seems to be lots of confusion online about the correct charging regime for such batteries with some saying 13.6-14.4v is fine & others claiming up to 16v required. I really don't want to be messing around again to address that so I think a conventional Lead Acid is the way to go.
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'Calcium' batteries simply have a tiny amount of calcium alloyed with the lead of the plates, rather than the more usual antimony. Calcium offers greater resistance to gassing (so ideal with sealed batteries such as the Hankooks), and slower self-discharge. They should be fine.
 
PCUK said:
With four years warranty, why worry?
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I take warranties on things like batteries with a shovel full of salt. They usually have lots of conditions that will provide plenty of opt outs to avoid paying out and as it's only a few quid I would view it as a bonus if any of those warranties ever paid out.
 
I have four Hankook AGM's (3 as domestic, one Engine). Engine fitted this winter to replace tired Odyssey, Domestics fitted winter before, all good, as was BM's service - although they did screw me over on a motor bike battery...
 
jac said:
I take warranties on things like batteries with a shovel full of salt. They usually have lots of conditions that will provide plenty of opt outs to avoid paying out and as it's only a few quid I would view it as a bonus if any of those warranties ever paid out.
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+1 Apparently the YUASA battery warranty (and others) is effectively invalidated by 'using it'.... and also by 'not using it'....!
 
This 1 was fitted to swmbo`s 1.9 diesel Ibiza

Full Specifications Part Number : MF57220 Manufacturer : Hankook Voltage (V) : 12 Ah : 72 Cold Cranking : 610 Warranty : 4 Years Length (Mm) : 277 Width (Mm) : 174 Height (Mm) : 190 Weight (Kg) : 13 Layout : RH+ Hold Down : B13 Activation Pack : No Terminal : A Battery Type : Sealed Calcium Battery Application : Engine Start
 
jac said:
The other issue I spotted with the Hankook was that it was a calcium battery. There seems to be lots of confusion online about the correct charging regime for such batteries with some saying 13.6-14.4v is fine & others claiming up to 16v required. I really don't want to be messing around again to address that so I think a conventional Lead Acid is the way to go.
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Out of ordinary starting or leisure batteries you are unlikely now to find one that isn't lead calcium, certainly out of the many Korean ones like Hankook, Atlas etc. Varta are mostly - possibly totally - lead calcium now too. Lead antimony is pretty rare now, partly because of US preference, partly because calcium is easier to handle for pollution control. Antimony is better than calcium for cycling though (e.g.Trojan T105s are quite high antimony).
Lead calcium is better with a slightly higher charge voltage but anything over 14V should be OK for normal use. If you're cycling it heavily - which you shouldn't - then an occasional boost charge at something like 15V is beneficial, but it is with lead antimony as well.
 
The heavier ones presumably have more lead in them so perhaps they are best. Especially if they are for domestic only.
I have the xv1110 ' s which were cheap at the time in 2016 and seem fine. I need them to start my starboard engine as well as being the domestic bank.
 
Whichever you choose please note that the plural of battery is batteries, not batterys or battery's
 
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