leisure battery

[Rincewind]

would a battery that showed 0v be fubar'd??

or would it recharge or is it a new one time??

[R0B]

charge it for 24hrs test voltage.leave it stood for another 24hrs check voltage again.if voltage has dropped.then its fair to say its not holding a charge.and needs replacing.got to say though.i have never seen a battery that reads 0volts..

[xpress]

Would an optima gel battery be ok for using as a leisure battery? Would it withstand deep cycling? I have seen one that looks like a black box with a red top.

[R0B]

optimas yellow top gel battery is good for cranking and deep cycling

[xpress]

ah thanks rob but the only choice i have is the red top, should i steer clear?

[R0B]

i would..

[Rincewind]

tested the battery with the multi meter and i was surprised when it said 0v

managed to get it to 1.39v after putting in the new split charge system.

will stick it on charge and see whats what then

[xpress]

Saw those yellow tops, mega bucks! Could anyone give me a few different types of batteries to look out for?

Cheers!