I also kept a battery going for several years using a solar charger - unfortunately it (the solar panel) fell off the window sill and the charge stopped for a few weeks before I noticed! ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Needham To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 6:57 PM Subject: RE: [Quantum Owners] Batteries
Trickle charging is really essential and the newer the cars the more important as the residual drain can be quite significant due to the electronics. I have purchsed the auto chargers available at times from Lidl and Aldi at around £13 which seem excellent value. They charge at 3.5 amps max and kick into trickle mode once fully charged. similar looking devices are available in Halfords and other outlets but cost considerably more They do 6 or 12 volt and have bike, car and cold modes Ken ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:09:11 +0000 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Batteries I have had my motorbike battery on a trickle charger from new, they cost pennies to run and are definately worth the investment. The battery is now 11 years old and still starts the bike no problems. Russell On 27/01/2011 18:56, Jim Hearne wrote: I get the 4 year warranty batterys but i used to get them replaced under warranty every spring, they would never survive the winter when the 2+2 was off the road. I would always forget to charge the battery enough, they would get over discharged and die. Then I bought a trickle charger about 3 years ago and still have the same battery. Jim On 25/01/2011 16:25, Ken Needham wrote: I guess it does Jim. I had checked around locally and found that around £50 was the best I could find with a 4 year warranty. I do not regard the warranty so much of a guarantee but more indicative of the battery technology. Most 4 year products seem to be calcium technology which indeed the brand I reference claims to be. In my experience, batteries are extremely reliable if treated properly and if one does die, Murphy takes over and that will be the one receipt that has been lost. best regards Ken -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [Quantum Owners] Batteries Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:31:58 +0000 Gents, I recently required a new battery and bought one through ebay from: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/absbatteries/ They regularly advertise various batteries. The 063 is £35 delivered 4 yr warranty It was delivered next day to Reading and well packed. I've had it installed for 6 weeks and time will tell. So far it seems a very good deal. Spec :- Length (Millimeters) 212 Width 175 Height 175 Gross Weight in Kilogrammes 12 Terminal Layout Cold Cranking Amps 380 Voltage 12 Ampere Hours 44 regards Ken -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Quantum Owners Group" group. 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