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Our range of high quality leisure batteries are engineered with the latest technology providing more power and capacity to with stand deep discharging and heavy charging.
PLEASE NOTE: Batteries are for collection only.
Selecting The Right Battery
Our range of Leisure batteries have been designed to give you the right power for your specific use and demands. Select a battery with a high enough Ah (Ampere Hour) capacity to meet Ah power demands and leave a little in reserve. Excessive load on a smaller battery will severely affect its recharge times and battery life. An example below to show how to calculate and select the right Ah capacity battery.
There is a simple equation you can use to estimate the size of battery or battery bank you require.
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Item
|
Consumption
in Watts |
Voltage
|
Current
|
Hours
in use |
Capacity
required |
30% Safety
Margin |
|
Fluorescent light
3 x 8W |
24 W
|
12 V
|
2 A
|
7 hrs
|
14 Ah
|
18.2 Ah
|
|
Refrigerator
|
60 W
|
12 V
|
5 A
|
4 hrs
|
20 Ah
|
26 Ah
|
|
Portable B&W TV
|
30 W
|
12 V
|
2.5 A
|
8 hrs
|
20 Ah
|
26 Ah
|
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|
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Total Consumption
|
70.2 Ah
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Recommendation: Use 1 x 75Ah Leisure Battery
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