11-01-2011, 11:00 PM
[quote Paulpro]Watever you do ,just save the reciept,even those wallmart batteries don't make it to the 18 months 75 % of the time.Only reason they won't give you full credit back is if you loose your reciept.The way I notice a problem with the battery is when it looses power early,then when I get home to charge it,it will read charged for some reason,sometimes I won't realize it and end up taking the damaged batt again on the next trip[.img]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/beaten.gif[/img] P.S,my boat weighs in a 66lb,plus I removed the middle seat for more deck space and added a foam floor.I always wanted a tube,it too looks comfy,looks good for catching some zzz's aswell.[.img]http://www.bigfishtackle.com/images/gforum/sleeping.gif[/img]You all have fun out there,catch something nice for me[fishin][/quote]
From a source on the net-
Batteries don't last forever - their lifetimes are measured in cycles, or how many times they can be discharged and recharged before they will no longer take a full charge. The depth of discharge (D.O.D.) has a major effect on the life expectancy of a battery - discharging only 80% of the total capacity of the battery will typically get you 25% more cycles than total discharges, and discharging to only 20% will make the battery last essentially forever. Car batteries, however, have to be treated differently - they're not designed to discharge even 20%, and will be damaged if they're deeply discharged. A "deep cycle" battery, on the other hand, can typically survive 400 full discharges.
Reciept or not- batteries are pro rated. With a 65 month warranty you might get a new one if it's 18 months old or less if it's determined it's defective. After that it's all down hill as far as replacement $$$$'s go.
A 36 month warranty will get you maybe a 12 month free replacement, then downhill again.
A car battery might work for you for a while, but weekly use will eventually take it's toll.
Each time you drain your car battery down enough that it effects your motor, you go and charge it up and you take a little more life out of it.
Next time you use it, you won't get as much time before the motor goes dead.
But again, you don't have to believe me.
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From a source on the net-
Batteries don't last forever - their lifetimes are measured in cycles, or how many times they can be discharged and recharged before they will no longer take a full charge. The depth of discharge (D.O.D.) has a major effect on the life expectancy of a battery - discharging only 80% of the total capacity of the battery will typically get you 25% more cycles than total discharges, and discharging to only 20% will make the battery last essentially forever. Car batteries, however, have to be treated differently - they're not designed to discharge even 20%, and will be damaged if they're deeply discharged. A "deep cycle" battery, on the other hand, can typically survive 400 full discharges.
Reciept or not- batteries are pro rated. With a 65 month warranty you might get a new one if it's 18 months old or less if it's determined it's defective. After that it's all down hill as far as replacement $$$$'s go.
A 36 month warranty will get you maybe a 12 month free replacement, then downhill again.
A car battery might work for you for a while, but weekly use will eventually take it's toll.
Each time you drain your car battery down enough that it effects your motor, you go and charge it up and you take a little more life out of it.
Next time you use it, you won't get as much time before the motor goes dead.
But again, you don't have to believe me.
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