Suitable battery for a BUKH DV10?

The spec is fine for your engine although I'm not familiar with the brand. There's probably a disclaimer for the warranty if not used in a car
Battery Supermarket has some good deals on well known brands and offer excellent service.
 
Nicholas123 said:
In my quest for the perfect cheap battery I have discovered that batteries are not batteries they seem to be recommended depending on the type of car you own.

So is this a good'un? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171804895125?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT If not why not & which would be better?

Yours in anticipation A cheap skate :D
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The owners manual specifies an 88Ah battery ! That seems huge although it is CCA which really counts not Ah capacity. Any small diesel engined car battery would be suitable .

Personally I'd not buy cheap tat from ebay. I'd probably go to https://www.tayna.co.uk/ or http://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/ and buy a battery with a recognisable brand name.

Physical dimensions , terminal layout ( ie left handed or right handed ) and terminal type are all factors to be taken into account as well as battery type. Most people would probably prefer a conventional flooded lead acid battery with filler caps
 
High guys.........bought http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111829890333?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT Even cheaper.............That tayna "tat" is all over ebay vic & I bought a sealed calcium one on the basis that it can't spill is maintenance free & should'nt emit fumes,very important it seems to me in a boat. :encouragement:

Bye the way I bought this one to back up a Baner red bull AGM one I have on the boat now but that is getting on a bit.I'm a bit paranoid about the diesel braking down as it's the first one I've owned & diesel bug seems a nightmare.......It also needs to be carryable in the rack on a bike & manoeuvrable by hands up out of the dinghy & on to the boat so weight is a consideration now that I'm knocking on a bit :encouragement: All the best......

PS: It's also pretty amazing that they manage to sell them at that price & deliver them as well when you consider that it costs over twenty quid to send a 7 kilo amplifier through the post & they are considerably heavier than that :eek: I just hope it arrives in one piece :D
 
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That battery should be fine as it is recommended for a diesel engine so will have more than enough capacity and CCA. however, don't be surprised if it does not last!

If you have a properly set up system with a split charge and a dedicated engine start and domestic bank with a paralleling switch you should never have engine start problems. A small solar panel to keep the engine start battery topped up will also be a good idea. An engine start battery has an easy life if it is just used for that.

The only times you should ever have to carry it on your bike is when you first buy it and when you dump it. You could make that even easier and the time between the two events even longer by investing in an AGM start battery such as a Red Flash, which is so light you won't even need your bike as you can tuck it under your arm.
 
Nicholas123 said:
I'm a bit paranoid about the diesel braking down as it's the first one I've owned.
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The Bukh is a great engine and designed to just keep going. You can make your battery's life easier by deploying the decompressor and getting the engine spinning on the battery before dropping the decompressor - should start nicely and without strain anywhere in the system (battery, starter motor).
 
I can't see the point in fitting a Red Flash type battery at 3x the cost unless you are short of space for a conventional one. As pointed out, the starter battery has a very easy life as it only needs a fraction of one ahr to start the engine and is immediately recharge each time. Just make sure it is isolated from domestic loads by a proper relay.
 
ghostlymoron said:
I can't see the point in fitting a Red Flash type battery at 3x the cost unless you are short of space for a conventional one. As pointed out, the starter battery has a very easy life as it only needs a fraction of one ahr to start the engine and is immediately recharge each time. Just make sure it is isolated from domestic loads by a proper relay.
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That was slightly tongue in cheek as doubt the OP would ever actually consider spending that type of money - even if he saw the benefits.

There are indeed situations where a Red Flash makes sense, particularly if you are short of space and want to have a large(r) domestic bank. One of the big advantages apart from size is that it can be mounted in any orientation so can be hidden in places lead acid cannot. As ever it is an individual pragmatic choice as to whether one thinks the expenditure is worth it.
 
Tranona said:
That battery should be fine as it is recommended for a diesel engine so will have more than enough capacity and CCA. however, don't be surprised if it does not last!

If you have a properly set up system with a split charge and a dedicated engine start and domestic bank with a paralleling switch you should never have engine start problems. A small solar panel to keep the engine start battery topped up will also be a good idea. An engine start battery has an easy life if it is just used for that.

The only times you should ever have to carry it on your bike is when you first buy it and when you dump it. You could make that even easier and the time between the two events even longer by investing in an AGM start battery such as a Red Flash, which is so light you won't even need your bike as you can tuck it under your arm.
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I don't expect any batteries to last however,the suppliers have stuck their neck out & given this one a four year guarantee.That must count for something!

I'm not sure I have a properly set up system,there are wires everywhere that I'm not particularly keen on.I also have a solar panel that I have some doubts about.It seems to keep one battery charged up at a pinch but I'm not sure how good it will be now I have got two.I have a "Accuschakelaar" Battery switch & accompanying wiring diagram in a similarly incomprehensible foreign language.
I also have things called a Fox-D1 & Fox 40 (plus accompanying paper work in another foreign language that I hav'nt got the foggiest about). One of them has a digital readout of the battery/batteries voltage & current.The other has a flashing light that also mystifies me.I'm not sure if it is telling me that something dodgy is going on because it seems to be continually blinking or all's well.Only time will tell :)

As previously stated I have an AGM battery but it was second hand when I bought it in Belgium five years ago so how long can you expect these things to last! Hence the inclusion of this new battery into my system as a sort of insurance policy :encouragement:
 
Poecheng said:
The Bukh is a great engine and designed to just keep going. You can make your battery's life easier by deploying the decompressor and getting the engine spinning on the battery before dropping the decompressor - should start nicely and without strain anywhere in the system (battery, starter motor).
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Good tip,thanks for that.Don't know why I did'nt think of that previously :o
 
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ghostlymoron said:
I can't see the point in fitting a Red Flash type battery at 3x the cost unless you are short of space for a conventional one. As pointed out, the starter battery has a very easy life as it only needs a fraction of one ahr to start the engine and is immediately recharge each time. Just make sure it is isolated from domestic loads by a proper relay.
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As I now have two starter batteries rather than one starter & one domestic I hope I also have one of those relay things in the system somewhere.....actually I know I have one such thing because occasionally the contacts get dirty & the starter motor won't work until I bridge the thing & clean them up.

The new battery I have just bought shall be used for the domestic stuff also so I hope there are no problems,fingers crossed.
 
Tranona said:
That was slightly tongue in cheek as doubt the OP would ever actually consider spending that type of money - even if he saw the benefits.

There are indeed situations where a Red Flash makes sense, particularly if you are short of space and want to have a large(r) domestic bank. One of the big advantages apart from size is that it can be mounted in any orientation so can be hidden in places lead acid cannot. As ever it is an individual pragmatic choice as to whether one thinks the expenditure is worth it.
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That's a bit of a bloody cheek,what do you think I am tight or something :o.........I have no shortage of space.......only cash.
 
NickRobinson said:
I used to sing the praises of auto.carpartrus http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111829890...T&clk_rvr_id=1067966818023&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true but the 110aH battery I bought is down to <20aH usable at the 50% rule. As they specify warranties but don't link to them, I tried three times to get a copy to see if I could claim but never received a reply... So no longer sing their praises here or on MOHO fora.
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Can you hold out giving them five stars "feedback" for years? That would do it.....they are very keen on getting good feedback judging by what they say in the accompanying paperwork.
 
Nicholas123 said:
That's a bit of a bloody cheek,what do you think I am tight or something :o.........I have no shortage of space.......only cash.
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You forget I also said it was very light so easy for you to carry on and off the boat if you feel inclined.

Suggest you look at the BEP Marine switch cluster which has an isolator switch for each bank, a parallel switch and VSR to split the charge between the banks. Then you can be sure your batteries are efficiently charged from the engine and the start battery is always fully charged.

The instructions for wiring come with it and it is pretty idiot proof.
 
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