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gil

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Dec 30, 2003, 8:15:55 PM12/30/03
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Hiya all,

Walmart is selling a Huge marine battery for $64.99. I am looking to replace
my regular starting battery with this one so I can provide power to a camper
shell. I think I can get it to fit . There is no room in the engine bay for
a second battery and the camper has no battery of its own. The specs of
the battery : 675 Cold cranking amps - 205 minutes reserve capacity. Will
this battery start the engine in my pickup truck, even under extreme
conditions?

1993 F150 , 4.9 six cyl .


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Daniel J. Stern

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Dec 30, 2003, 8:25:39 PM12/30/03
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On Wed, 31 Dec 2003, gil wrote:

> Walmart is selling a Huge marine battery for $64.99. 675 Cold cranking


> amps - 205 minutes reserve capacity. Will this battery start the engine
> in my pickup truck, even under extreme conditions? 1993 F150 , 4.9 six

Certainly.

DS

Tony Hwang

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Dec 30, 2003, 9:03:28 PM12/30/03
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Hi,
marine battery is for deep cycling. Not made for starting which needs
peak current to turn over. I'd choose higher CCA automotive battery.
Tony

Bob

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Dec 30, 2003, 9:33:03 PM12/30/03
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I'd think 675 CCA should be plenty, most of the marine batteries sold today
are a compromise. That's why they say deep cycle starting on them.
Bob
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Mad Dog

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Dec 30, 2003, 10:27:17 PM12/30/03
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yea, it'll crank it just fine.....
keep in mind deep-cycle batteries are designed for
continuous current draw, such as a trolling motor
or power inverter or similar.
They really are'nt designed for peak current draw,
that's why it's huge but only has a CCA of 675.
a similar automotive battery of that size would have
a CCa of over 1000
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Caprice Classic

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Dec 31, 2003, 1:27:15 AM12/31/03
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right sure fine

The discount house deep-cycle batteries that most of the posters are
referring have both cyclic and starting design. The best of both worlds.
It all depends on how the plate sponge alloy lead is formulated for cyclic
and starting design. They only have branded marketing ratings.

Marketing ratings are for the dumb bunnies that believe in no difference in
quality between a discount house brand and a non-discount house
manufacturers brand name.

Battery manufacturers stopped manufacturing "true" deep-cycle batteries in
the popular 24, 27, 30H, and 31 group sizes years ago.

If you think there is enough demand for manufacture of "true" deep-cycle
batteries you could not afford their cost. Nor would discount houses stock
them to sell to cheap skates.

Yours truly. A former battery specialist.

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Family

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Dec 31, 2003, 7:55:06 PM12/31/03
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Paul Wrote:
I bought at Costco their Kirkland 24f battery for my Ford Truck for
about $50. It has over 1000amps cold cranking and a 7 year warranty.
3 years
direct replacement. These deep cycle batteries usually have only a two
year warranty.
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