Battery choice

[Vince Cutajar]

I have been in search for suitable batteries for my Tiger 1 since the beginning of this year. Due to shipping restrictions I have limited my search to local shops. Up till now I have found two types of batteries and both have a capacity of 18AH. Just can't find any 20 or 22AH batteries here.

https://www.fabian.com.mt/en/products/w ... v-18ah.htm

http://www.dynoeurope.com/assets/gel-ev ... TDS-EN.pdf

The first one is just described as a sealed lead acid battery and the second one is described as a gel battery. With my inexperience in this subject I would tend to prefer the gel battery. It is a bit more expensive than the other one but they say that if required I can install them on it's side without any ill effect.

Which one do you think is best if these two were the only ones available to me?

Vince

[Adrian Harris]

It's impossible to choose without more information.

They're both effectively "Sealed Lead Acid" batteries, and the MKC one may well be built using gel.

Personally, I would go with the Dyno one, as they seem to have more detailed information available.

Adrian.

[Vince Cutajar]

Adrian
I managed to dig up some details on the MKC battery.
http://b2b.melchioni.it/elettronica-pro ... /491460208

The thing that surprised me most was that the MKC battery has a design life of 3 - 5 years whilst the Dyno battery has a design life of 12 years.

Vince

[Adrian Harris]

So the MKC battery is an AGM type and the Dyno is a gel type.

https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/article ... s-agm.html
https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/art ... ss_mat_agm
https://batteryuniversity.com/learn/art ... id_battery

Going back on my previous choice , it looks as though the MKC battery would be better in a tank, as it is more suited to short bursts of high current rather than a long term lower supply of current for the gel.

Adrian.

[Marco Peter]

My batteries look most like your first link, but somewhat bigger capacity.

https://www.nkon.nl/ultracell-12v-18ah-loodaccu.html
And way cheaper.

[Vince Cutajar]

That's why I am jealous of you guys in continental Europe. You can find anything and everything with a good price to boot.

Vince