Deep Cycle / Leisure Battery.. what to look for?
Hi guys
I'm looking for a second deep cycle / leisure battery for my truck.
The battery will be inside the cabin and will be used to power a Webasto or similar air heater only. It will be charged via a split-charge system. The trip I have in mind will partly be in extremely cold conditions.
Right now I have two option in mind...
A cheap Hankook 110Ah leisure battery. £80ish
or
An Optima Yellow Top 55Ah deep cycle battery. £170ish
On the one hand, the Hankook is cheap and seems to have a high capacity. The Optima is twice the price and half the output. So it seems an easy choice. But, I have had Optima Yellow Tops before and they were really fantastic, so I don't mind spending to get top notch batteries, but I'm in no mind to burn money needlessly.
Is the advantage of the Optima just that it is a dual purpose battery (i.e. starter and deep cycle)? For my main starter battery I have an even better unit, an Odyssey PC1400 which is rated at 900 CCA vs. the Optima's 750 CCA, so I don't feel that I especially need a backup starter battery.
So, would I be wasting my money to get the Optima?
Opinions appreciated!
Thanks
EO
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