What should be noted when choosing between
marine batteries and automotive batteries?
Choose marine batteries:
When choosing marine batteries, you should first pay attention to the size of your boat and the voltage of your old battery. If you don't understand, please read your shipowner's manual or consult a marine battery dealer. The rating of marine batteries is determined by their ampere hours, reverse capacity, and marine crank amperage. If you want to buy a starter battery, then you should consider using a marine crank ampere. If you want to buy a dual nature battery for use as a starter and also for deep cycling, then you need to consider all three levels. However, the performance and efficiency of dual-purpose batteries are not as good as those of single use batteries.
Choose car battery:
When choosing a car battery, first you need to be familiar with these two terms: cold start ampere and reserve capacity. Cold start ampere refers to the starting power (ampere) that a battery can provide during cold seasons. This characteristic of the battery should be matched with your vehicle for effective operation. And reserve capacity refers to the reserve power of a battery under certain specific loads. It is important to check the reserve power level when purchasing car batteries.
What is the best way to store marine and automotive batteries?
Here are some tips for storing marine batteries:
Arrange your batteries with a good battery tray, which is fixed to the ship with screws or adjusted in one place with some straps.
Check your battery terminals more often to prevent corrosion. Replace your wing nuts with nylon lock nuts so they won't loosen.
Before storing batteries during the off-season, they should be fully charged and the terminals disconnected. If you have a way to charge the battery while storing it, then use a maintenance charger.
Even if the battery is placed in a cover box, a cover plate should be installed on the terminals of the battery.
