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Any one running Century batteries ?  What kind of run are you having?

Iv'e been using these for years as I was buying them through work at the time & the right price. Still using them as I know the guy that owns the outlet & still at the right price.

How ever, in the last 14mths I have had six replaced under warranty . I run two as aux & one start. Hope Century soon get it sorted.

JC.



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Just replaced my van battery and spoke to local auto electrician who quoted me $365 for 100 A/H Century battery and another auto electrician suggested not to buy Century there were better options and he recommended the ones used by Winnabago but a friend who is in the Bushtracker club said their club recommend Full River.

I was able to find a full River 120 A/H AGM from a supplier near Campbelltown at a price much below the price quoted for the Century Battery

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More than likely you are not been supplied the correct type of battery for the purpose. Many claim you can cycle calcium batteries Ca/Ca batteries. Calcium batteries will fail quickly from deep cycling, especially if cycling under poor charging conditions.

Other issue you may have a poor charging setup for multiple batteries that is causing premature battery failure. Battery manufacturers warranty claim rate is around 0.1%. You have personally blown the claim rate sky high :)



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Paul Merryman wrote:

More than likely you are not been supplied the correct type of battery for the purpose. Many claim you can cycle calcium batteries Ca/Ca batteries. Calcium batteries will fail quickly from deep cycling, especially if cycling under poor charging conditions.

Other issue you may have a poor charging setup for multiple batteries that is causing premature battery failure. Battery manufacturers warranty claim rate is around 0.1%. You have personally blown the claim rate sky high :)


 Paul, two of these batteries were starting ones, the other four were deep cycle.

The deep cycle are for accessorys, ( 99% fridge ) .These are charged via 240 watts of solar when camped, A 240 volt 25amp charger on gen set when solar is unavailable, & a 20amp DC-DC onboard charger when travelling, all of which has plenty of capacity & do the job well.

These of mine were not the only ones returned, several others as well from this outlet, & we are only a small town.

The boys at the outlet admitted there were some issues going on & were happy to replace them ,got to be happy with that just the inconveinance.

JC.



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Sad to see an Australian manufactured product fail.

Prepare yourself for the recession this time next year.



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