exide batteries

[buzzking]

i have heard really good things about the exide trolling batteries. some say the best, any opinions?

 

[NathanY]

Re: exide batteries

That is what I use in my little boat. I like them. I think that they are all good as long as they are well maintained. I dont use a 10 amp charger on mine either, that is why alot of batteries dont last. I use a 1.5 amp trickle charger. I have had my battery since 1999 and I can still use my trolling motor all day.

 

[steelespike]

Re: exide batteries

We havent had good expierences with Exide.<br />We use group 27 and 31s in our floor scrubbers.<br /> They get used hard and ignored.After using Trojans with very good luck we changed to Exide to save money.We had failure after failure with the Exides.The Trojans seem to hold up much<br />better.They are pretty pricey and may be hard to find but I highly reccomend them.

 

[roscoe]

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I've heard Trojans are good too, but have no personal experience with them. Exide makes and markets batteries using more than 80 different trade names, and for dozens of specific uses. I think the odds are pretty good with the right Exide.<br /><br />If you know the average amp draw for your trolling motor, and number of hours you use it, you can buy the right size by looking at the reserve amp rating on the battery.<br /><br />I would bet you will have troubles no matter what you buy in the deep-cycle market, if they are "used hard and ignored."

 

[gss036]

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I was in COSTCO looking at batteries this week and saw that they now carry a sealed battery,(don't recall the brand) the auto has a red top priced about $108.00 and the marine version is a blue top priced at $142.00. I picked it up and it was considerably heavier than the regular type batteries. In the Feb issue of DOCKSIDE magazine on page 45 there is a CRC Marine advertisement which shows the battery. I would think for the price this would be a worthwile investment. I have 2 batteries on my boat so it would be an investment.

 

[Boatist]

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Buzzking<br />I do not know about the deep cycle batteries but we used the exide auto starting battery in my sons car for about 3 years. They were 60 month batteries and never lasted more than 1 year. We got them at Kmart. After three failed batteries finally forgot about any warranty and got a Everstart from Walmart and have had no more trouble.<br /><br />Any battery that can supply 45 amps for a trolling motor will have no damage from a 10 amp battery charger. Get a automatic one that will reduce charge as it gets charged up. Even with a 10 amp charger if you fish all day Saturday and run the battery down then start charging as soon as get home will not be fully charged by 5AM Sunday when time to go again. On my boat have two batteries Normal auto starting battery and a deep cycle that run all the Electronics, (Two radio's, GPS, Loran C, depth finder, Radar) do not have a trolling motor. Charge both batteries with a 60 amp alternator on my I/O. My deep cycle is a delco voyager and is 6 years old.

 

[roscoe]

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Everstart batteries: Some are made by Evercycle and Optima, both owned by Johnson Controls. Others are made by Enertec for Johnson Controls. And ....... some are made by Exide.

 

[miloman]

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my father made batteries all his life and I posed this question to him a few years back his answer was anyname brand battery that is deep cycle is good and the differences in the manufacturing of them is negligable what he does say is that proper maintenance acid level and water level are important and will maintain a battery at its designed level for a long time.<br /><br />Generally he says each year add a bit of acid and distelled water a full charge and off you go I trust him as he made car batteries for 35 years<br />concrete storage wont ruin a battery allowng the cells to dry up etc will ruin it I keep my batteries on a concrete floor in the garage but trickle charge them monthly and top them up in the spring>

 

[DJ]

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I once struck up a conversation on an airplane with a rep. from Johnson Controls.<br /><br />He told me that 75% of the batteries replaced in the US are just fine. A little patience while charging would have salvaged a perfectly good battery.<br /><br />Now that I live in Arizona, I see what he means. Most of the batteries replaced here go directly to Mexico. There, they are carefully drawn down and recharged (breaks up sulfate). Some get a fresh shot of electrolyte. No EPA to worry about there. They are then resold here in AZ with great success and a strong following.<br /><br />Batteries have two enemies: Neglect and Heat (overcharging).