deep cycle marine battery

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Topic: deep cycle marine battery

Posted By: furflier
Subject: deep cycle marine battery
Date Posted: July 23, 2006 at 6:06 PM

Will a marine battery hold up in a auto using it for the main battery. I have heard diff opinions & would like to know fact from fiction.

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Posted By: Mad Scientists
Date Posted: July 23, 2006 at 6:10 PM

As long as the rated CCA of the battery is enough there shouldn't be any problems.

Jim

Posted By: furflier
Date Posted: July 23, 2006 at 6:29 PM

What I am concerned about is that they are designed to be used till you drain them then recharge them fully. At least that is what I have been told . So would the life of the battery go down by keeping it charged at all times?

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Posted By: Mad Scientists
Date Posted: July 23, 2006 at 6:46 PM

Nah.. as long as the rated CCA is enough for your car you shouldn't see any problems. They are constructed differently than cranking batteries.. a deep cycle with the same CCA as a cranking battery will be physically larger.. that's all. As an aside, you really don't want to take a deep cycle down more than 50% discharged.. and less than that is better.

Jim

Posted By: furflier
Date Posted: July 23, 2006 at 7:00 PM

Thanks for the info.

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