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I am in need of a new battery for my caravan. Should I buy a AGM or a Gel battery. 100 ah. I have looked at Tayna, are there any other places to try? I would like a decent battery without going over the top on price.
I thought some of that depends on the charger/ electric system?
I looked at various things and ended up at local supplier and bought a Yausa lead-acid battery for about £5 more than online.
Iirc:
Gel advantage was more around sealing and being in boats etc. No performance advantage.
AGM lasts longer and slightly deeper discharge. But costs more, a fair bit more.
Lithium - much more capacity and lighter, but expensive and needed a better/different charger I think
As above, a gel battery would be totally wasted on a caravan.... Unless you intend pulling it over cratered fields at 50mph!
Thank you for for clearing up the Gel battery issue. I had seen a caravan which was very up together and the owner had one which he was very proud of. Maybe he got it at a good price!
You can get a LiFePo4 (Lithium) battery with 1/2 the weight, 50% greater depth of discharge (usable capacity) and double the service life for for about 50% more quid. Yes, you will need a compatible charger, they start at less than 100 quid.
As per this really useful article we got a Varta LED95 EFB when ours needed replacing
https://www.aandncaravanservices.co.uk/battery-technology.php