Makro Battery special

[JayM]

I see Makro has these on special:

http://www.makro.co.za/diy/ellies-deep-cycle-battery-270634EA

Are these any good? If not, where can I get 2 decent deep cycle batteries today?

 

[Beachless]

From what I know Lead calcium batteries are not great for solar systems they dont like being deeply discharged and they dont like being left in a state of partial discharge. A proper deep cycle will be better although these will work if you look after them and keep them properly charged.

 

[richjdavies]

These are not decent deep cycle batteries. Just look at the warranty on the front of the battery.

Your warranty will be broken if they:
- 'Cycle' more than 50%
- Discharge more than 80% ever
- Cycle more than 250 times
I don't quite know how these can be described as Deep Cycle... they are about as deep as a puddle!

 

[hellfire]

These are not decent deep cycle batteries. Just look at the warranty on the front of the battery.
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Your warranty will be broken if they:
- 'Cycle' more than 50%
- Discharge more than 80% ever
- Cycle more than 250 times
I don't quite know how these can be described as Deep Cycle... they are about as deep as a puddle!

Puddles on JHB roads can often be very deep thanks to the JRA's pothole fixing regime