Well the main conversion has been complete for over a year and I need to start to look at improvements.
My biggest problem has and always will be POWER! The battery that I installed was a standard wet acid base unit, which was cheap but it has a number of draw backs these are:
- Battery Vapor
- Toping up the water
- In the event of an accident the battery would leak acid in the Dub!
So what to go for. In the end, there was only one option - Gel. These batteries will hold the charge for longer and perform better and safer in an accident.
The best company that offers the best deal was Total Batteries (www.totalbatteries.co.uk) There is Elecsol EL135F 135Ah AGM cardon fibre unit coming out at £214 ouch! but it also has a 7 year warranty see the specs below:
Here's the battery before the install
And here's a picture of the old and new battery together, as you can see there's no difference in size.
If you are going to fit one of these, you will need the right changing unit (see earlier blog post on mine) This can be an extra expence, if your charger has to changed.
Was it worth £215
Yes I would say that the unit gives be an extra 20% power to when the original acid battery was new!