Solomongrundy Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Any comments please about the quality of Platinum 110Ah Leisure batteries at £75 – good, bad or indifferent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Varta Hobby Leisure Battery A28 12V 110Ah 81310 http://www.tayna.co.uk/813010-Varta-Hobby-Leisure-Battery-A28-P3641.html £98 but it's a much better battery. (IMHO) H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomongrundy Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Why do you think the Varta is a much better battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayjsj Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 probably because a couple of magazine 'tech guys' have actually cut a lot of 'so called' leisure batteries in half to look at whats 'in them' . And found that quite a lot were just 'badged up' as leisure batteries but were nothing of the sort. The one's that REALLY were 'Leisure batteries' worth the name were : Banner & Varta, (and a few more, whose names escape me ).heavy internal plates etc., sorry but i can't remember the articles, one was by John Wickersham (of Motorhome manual fame). When my leisure battery failed a 'drop test' (whatever that is ?) at it's last habitation service, I bought a Banner, expensive at £110 for a 110 ah. But it has a 4 year warranty. Ray http://www.alpha-batteries.co.uk/110-ah-banner-deep-cycle-caravan-motor-mover-battery/?gclid=CIui4rKJ88ECFafHtAodqTEA4g ps Just looked and Platinum is listed as one of the 'Good' ? leisure batteries, but the banner has an extra years warranty . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Solomongrundy - 2014-11-11 12:05 PM Any comments please about the quality of Platinum 110Ah Leisure batteries at £75 – good, bad or indifferent? These are a couple of John Wickersham battery-related articles http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/13871919/ccmnovtechnical.pdf?type=archive http://www.caravanclub.co.uk/media/6552072/technical.pdf I think the Varta Hobby battery hallii mentions is a genuine deep-discharge battery (not dual-purpose) and the Banner “Energy Bull” battery Rayjsj bought certainly is (though Banner markets this as a 100Ah battery and the information about it on the Alpha Batteries webpage contains errors). Regarding Platinum-branded batteries, an article in 2010 praised the performance of the Platinum and Banner batteries that had been tested. But that does not mean that the £75 Platinum battery you are asking about is what was being tested 4 years ago. It’s possible that there is more than one range of Platinum-branded ‘leisure’ batteries, or more than one 110Ah battery, so if you can provide a Platinum reference number to identify exactly which battery you want advice about, that could help. (I have to say that, based on pn-line asking prices, £75 seems cheap for a 110Ah Platinum leisure battery.) This earlier forum thread may also be helpful http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/New-Leisure-Batteries-115AH-Banner-Energy-Bull/34002/ Besides comparisons of price, warranty-duration and like-for-like Ah capacity, other considerations will be the physical dimensions of the battery (if, say, it has to fit beneath a cab-seat) and whether or not it is ‘sealed’ (ie. whether its electrolyte-level can be checked and topped up if necessary). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomongrundy Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 The battery is 110Ah Platinum Leisure Battery (6110L) with a three year warranty The reason the price is probably lower than normal outlets is that my nephew works for a Motor Factor and Uncle, me, gets a decent discount – it better be a decent discount or he's off my Christmas list! Thanks for the helpful replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I would ask him if he can get discount on the Varta battey. It might cost £23 more but you will not regret it. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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