12v Battery Inquiry

[masoct3]

Hi,

I was curious if anyone buys there 12v batteries online? Any good deals out there? What brand?

If not, where in town?

Thanks

[Ed Carlson]

12 V 9 amp sealed battery at Gander for $24.99.

[tsande00]

The problem with buying batteries online is you have to pay for shipping. As we all know, batteries are not light. I would (and will since I need a new battery) check out Gander if they are really only $25 for a 9ah. That is a very fair deal. Thanks for the tip Ed!

[fatcat45]

same thing,same price,fleet farm..

[tsande00]

same thing,same price,fleet farm..

Even better. I figured I could get a battery for $25, but figured that would be for the 7ah. Looks like FF and GM are a bit cheaper than Batteries Plus.

[GrizzlyAdams]

Problem is it's hard to find them with chargers anymore. Batteries plus still did last year but i haven't looked this year yet. I know most people have a few laying around and i have atleast 5 myself, however, i find myself charging all of my batteries at the same time a lot especially if i am going on a fishing trip some where. Plus i like to have one or two with my fishing stuff just in case. The more batteries you have the more chargers you need. I think this my fall into my fishing equipment purchasing addiction. Can't seem to ever have enough stuff.

[Ed Carlson]

The Vexilar 10 Amp 12V Sportsman's Battery Pack with the new V-400 smart battery maintainer charger is still a good value. Add the cost of a good smart charger up, add the 10 amp battery, it is a good deal.

[GrizzlyAdams]

Good to see Ed. How many batteries can you charge at one time with the maintainer. How would you hook them up to charge more than one at a time if possible?

Been looking at getting a maintainer but have too many batteries to keep charged all the time. I have a tendancy to plug them in and forget about them for a couple days. Sick of wrecking batteries this way. Would like to hook up the maintainer and keep them full at all times so that when i am ready to go i can grab a couple fully charged baterries and go. Always charge them when i get home from using.

Might have to swing in to gander later and take a look at this package. Haven't been in there in a few days so its time.

[Ed Carlson]

Ahhhh..ummmm....not sure?. Should work, if your talking a "Sportsman's" type battery. I know guys that do use them on boats in storage.

If you have a series rig hooked up, it should do it if wired properly.

The V-400 is a heavy duty smart charger. Hook them up and walk away, they float in and out of maintance mode as required. Good for ATV's, Snow Blowers, even a seldom used car..ect...a good maintenance system for 12V.

I do 1 battery at a time, but multiple batteries might work fine too? Charge time for deeply discharged batteries would vary significantly with multiple batteries I would suspect.

I keep a V-400 in my rig all the time, as it is so versatile.

[GrizzlyAdams]

Thinking more for just my Vex batteries. Soon to be three or four flashers in the household. A couple for lighting in the portables and maybe the hard house. Gets to be a lot of batteries to charge after each outing. But still cheaper and easier than the car battery i was dragging around each time out.

Just trying to figure out if i can charge them all at once with one maintainer or still should charge them individually. Would be easier with the maintainer for those times i forgot i plugged them in. Of course if i could just fish every day that would never be a problem. Kids and work seem to get in the way a lot.

Still pushing for a 2 day work week and 5 day weekend but my bosses don't like the idea for some reason

[Iceboy]

I use a BatteryMinder for my 12V batteries, and rigged up a harness so I can maintain the charge on 4 batteries at once. Works great for me.

I also just got a couple of these to replace some aging batteries. Better than most due to being deep cycle & AGM (not gel) batteries.