Terry wrote: > I have had a failure of batteries, not holding charge. The batteries > are Elecsol 110 Ampere Hour and are fractionally under 4 years old. > The Warranty is 5 years. > I have contacted Elecsol and they are replacing the 5 batteries but > are charging me about 3/5 of new price. > But are not charging delivery or any other costs. Replacement > batteries delivered within one day of claim. > > The batteries dropped from 12.9v to 12.3 within an hour with little > or no load on them. Open circuit voltage did the same and almost all > cells were about 1210 with a hydrometer. One battery did better, only > dropped to 12.5 and cells at 1250. > > > Also what experience do others have of sealed batteries for leisure > use, I was always of the opinion that wet cells were better for deep > cycle use. > > Has anyone had a similar experience of being levied a charge when > claiming Warranty??
ISTR we have been here before with Elecsol batteries. I also remember that someone worked out that it was more cost effective to use plain leisure batteries and replace more often. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
