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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
I have a 2003 Merc Sable with U code Vulcan 3.0 liter. Starter motor is 230.9 amperes in summer temperatures. Everstart deep cycle Marine battery deep cycle trolling is 74 amp hours 100 minute reserve capacity 12 volt model 24DC-6 about 40 pounds of weight dimensions same as OEM +/- fractions of an inch. Although this battery is designed to be RUN DOWN to about 50% discharge before being recharged, can it be used as a replacement for the OEM I have in their now? OEM is a couple-few years old, and although it passes load test and all, I would like to replace it with _something_ with terrible winter coming. Will this Marine battery work OK without damaging the electrical system? Thoughts? Lg |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
Here is a link I found, Lawrence
http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Bat...eep%20cycle%20 battery%20as%20a%20starting%20battery You will have to cut the entire line and paste in your browser...Basically, it says you can use a deep cycle battery, but you should increase the capacity rating by about 20%. |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
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Lawrence Glickman > wrote: > I have a 2003 Merc Sable with U code Vulcan 3.0 liter. > Starter motor is 230.9 amperes in summer temperatures. > > Everstart deep cycle Marine battery > deep cycle trolling > is 74 amp hours > 100 minute reserve capacity > 12 volt > model 24DC-6 > about 40 pounds of weight > dimensions same as OEM +/- fractions of an inch. > > Although this battery is designed to be RUN DOWN to about 50% > discharge before being recharged, can it be used as a replacement for > the OEM I have in their now? > > OEM is a couple-few years old, and although it passes load test and > all, I would like to replace it with _something_ with terrible winter > coming. Will this Marine battery work OK without damaging the > electrical system? Thoughts? > > Lg I think you know enough about batteries to know that a deep cycle would be a poor choice. |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:40:10 GMT, aarcuda69062
> wrote: >In article >, > Lawrence Glickman > wrote: > >> I have a 2003 Merc Sable with U code Vulcan 3.0 liter. >> Starter motor is 230.9 amperes in summer temperatures. >> >> Everstart deep cycle Marine battery >> deep cycle trolling >> is 74 amp hours >> 100 minute reserve capacity >> 12 volt >> model 24DC-6 >> about 40 pounds of weight >> dimensions same as OEM +/- fractions of an inch. >> >> Although this battery is designed to be RUN DOWN to about 50% >> discharge before being recharged, can it be used as a replacement for >> the OEM I have in their now? >> >> OEM is a couple-few years old, and although it passes load test and >> all, I would like to replace it with _something_ with terrible winter >> coming. Will this Marine battery work OK without damaging the >> electrical system? Thoughts? >> >> Lg > >I think you know enough about batteries to know that a deep cycle >would be a poor choice. Well in the sense that starter battery is designed for big load for short time, and trolling motor is designed for small load for long time.... Then again, look at this idea I have. My OEM is from used car. Did I get a new battery when I bought it? No. It was original, just washed down with engine cleaner like rest of engine compartment. So how old is OEM by now? I still get good specific gravity readings. That is OK. But by the same token, Deep Cycle Marine is BRAND NEW, just a few weeks old. I bought it for my home-made uninterruptible power supply for this computer which I run off a 600 watt inverter. Now it is just sitting there, and I am saying this is Brand New, one in car is Years Old ( maybe 3 years, maybe 4 years ). It is coming together on the graph, the lines, as OEM degrades it comes down to specs of New Marine deep cycle. Since I have such a midget engine anyhow, and I do mean midget, as I can ALMOST stick the starter motor and solenoid together into my jacket pocket...I was thinking that RESERVE CAPACITY might give me the edge this winter if I need it. You know, people run down their starter batteries in a few minutes. And then they are DEAD ( the batteries ). This has RESERVE CAPACITY, which means it is built to be run down. Maybe after a short resuscitation period between starts, it comes back with enough kick to get me started, whereas a starter battery would be clean out of juice by that point. This way, I can do without carrying around my *jump kit* in my back seat. That is extra weight, and the Marine has WAY more *reserve capacity* than that 17.5 Ah jump kit. So you see...I am going to put it in and experiment. I am going to put it in now, although it is 11pm at night, and cold outside, but I have a heated garage, and will use the jump kit to keep the PCM program alive by putting that on my battery cables before I detach them from the OEM. I am going to look at HLS's URL now and see what they have to say, but as you can see, this idea is about =reserve capacity= more than anything else. Maybe I will still carry jump kit in backseat, but only for a while until the weather goes below zero, and I get a feel for how this 405 CCA works then. Again, my rationale is reserve capacity. And this is brand new...the date code says August 05, and I've had it on float charge since I bought it. OK, it is an experiment. Lg |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
In article >,
Lawrence Glickman > wrote: > I have a 2003 Merc Sable with U code Vulcan 3.0 liter. > Starter motor is 230.9 amperes in summer temperatures. > > Everstart deep cycle Marine battery > deep cycle trolling > is 74 amp hours > 100 minute reserve capacity > 12 volt > model 24DC-6 > about 40 pounds of weight > dimensions same as OEM +/- fractions of an inch. > > Although this battery is designed to be RUN DOWN to about 50% > discharge before being recharged, can it be used as a replacement for > the OEM I have in their now? > > OEM is a couple-few years old, and although it passes load test and > all, I would like to replace it with _something_ with terrible winter > coming. Will this Marine battery work OK without damaging the > electrical system? Thoughts? > > Lg > I've got a marine deep cycle in my ride because for a while, I was using the beast as a nighttime wildlife filming platform - running all the lights without running the engine for fairly extended periods, as I was doing fairly regularly, would have likely roasted the "regular" battery that was in it in short order. I've noted no problems so far, and it's... <thinks> three? four? years later now, with the battery still going strong. -- Don Bruder - - If your "From:" address isn't on my whitelist, or the subject of the message doesn't contain the exact text "PopperAndShadow" somewhere, any message sent to this address will go in the garbage without my ever knowing it arrived. Sorry... <http://www.sonic.net/~dakidd> for more info |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
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Don Bruder > wrote: > I've got a marine deep cycle in my ride because for a while, I was using > the beast as a nighttime wildlife filming platform - running all the > lights without running the engine for fairly extended periods, as I was > doing fairly regularly, would have likely roasted the "regular" battery > that was in it in short order. I've noted no problems so far, and > it's... <thinks> three? four? years later now, with the battery still > going strong. Where do you live Don? |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
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Lawrence Glickman > wrote: > > OK, it is an experiment. > > Lg You measured 230 amperes starter draw in warm conditions. Do you think the starter draw will be higher or lower when the -10 hits? If you want reliability, spend the extra bucks for an Optima battery. |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
"Lawrence Glickman" > wrote in message ... > On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:40:10 GMT, aarcuda69062 > > wrote: > >>In article >, >> Lawrence Glickman > wrote: >> >>> I have a 2003 Merc Sable with U code Vulcan 3.0 liter. >>> Starter motor is 230.9 amperes in summer temperatures. >>> >>> Everstart deep cycle Marine battery >>> deep cycle trolling >>> is 74 amp hours >>> 100 minute reserve capacity >>> 12 volt >>> model 24DC-6 >>> about 40 pounds of weight >>> dimensions same as OEM +/- fractions of an inch. >>> >>> Although this battery is designed to be RUN DOWN to about 50% >>> discharge before being recharged, can it be used as a replacement for >>> the OEM I have in their now? >>> >>> OEM is a couple-few years old, and although it passes load test and >>> all, I would like to replace it with _something_ with terrible winter >>> coming. Will this Marine battery work OK without damaging the >>> electrical system? Thoughts? >>> >>> Lg >> >>I think you know enough about batteries to know that a deep cycle >>would be a poor choice. > > Well in the sense that starter battery is designed for big load for > short time, and trolling motor is designed for small load for long > time.... > > Then again, look at this idea I have. My OEM is from used car. Did I > get a new battery when I bought it? No. It was original, just washed > down with engine cleaner like rest of engine compartment. > > So how old is OEM by now? I still get good specific gravity readings. > That is OK. But by the same token, Deep Cycle Marine is BRAND NEW, > just a few weeks old. I bought it for my home-made uninterruptible > power supply for this computer which I run off a 600 watt inverter. > > Now it is just sitting there, and I am saying this is Brand New, one > in car is Years Old ( maybe 3 years, maybe 4 years ). It is coming > together on the graph, the lines, as OEM degrades it comes down to > specs of New Marine deep cycle. > > Since I have such a midget engine anyhow, and I do mean midget, as I > can ALMOST stick the starter motor and solenoid together into my > jacket pocket...I was thinking that RESERVE CAPACITY might give me the > edge this winter if I need it. > > You know, people run down their starter batteries in a few minutes. > And then they are DEAD ( the batteries ). This has RESERVE CAPACITY, > which means it is built to be run down. Maybe after a short > resuscitation period between starts, it comes back with enough kick to > get me started, whereas a starter battery would be clean out of juice > by that point. > > This way, I can do without carrying around my *jump kit* in my back > seat. > > That is extra weight, and the Marine has WAY more *reserve capacity* > than that 17.5 Ah jump kit. > > So you see...I am going to put it in and experiment. > > I am going to put it in now, although it is 11pm at night, and cold > outside, but I have a heated garage, and will use the jump kit to keep > the PCM program alive by putting that on my battery cables before I > detach them from the OEM. > > I am going to look at HLS's URL now and see what they have to say, but > as you can see, this idea is about =reserve capacity= more than > anything else. > > Maybe I will still carry jump kit in backseat, but only for a while > until the weather goes below zero, and I get a feel for how this 405 > CCA works then. Again, my rationale is reserve capacity. And this is > brand new...the date code says August 05, and I've had it on float > charge since I bought it. > > OK, it is an experiment. > > Lg > Why did you ask if it was a good idea if you had already decided to do it? Will it work? Sure, is it the best battery for the job? Not even close, reserve capacity isn't what you need when it's -30 degrees out. Bob |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
"aarcuda69062" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > Lawrence Glickman > wrote: > >> >> OK, it is an experiment. >> >> Lg > > You measured 230 amperes starter draw in warm conditions. > Do you think the starter draw will be higher or lower when the > -10 hits? > > If you want reliability, spend the extra bucks for an Optima > battery. IIRC peak current when the starter is first engaged is over 500 amps even in warm weather with the permanent magnet starters Bob |
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Can I replace an OEM starter battery with a Deep Cycle Marine battery?
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:34:13 GMT, > wrote:
>Here is a link I found, Lawrence >http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Bat...eep%20cycle%20 >battery%20as%20a%20starting%20battery > >You will have to cut the entire line and paste in your browser...Basically, >it says you can >use a deep cycle battery, but you should increase the capacity rating by >about 20%. > Looks *promising* HLS. Thanks Much for the link! Lg |
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