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Hi All,
I've been working on fitting a Dual Battery to my NS Diesel and have finally nearly finished the install but not without some dramas!
Lessons learned:-
1) Century Deep Cycle NS70T batteries are crap and spill acid through gassing when charged by the standard Alternator in the diesel NS. Buy a decent battery if you are doing this! Preferably Gel or AGM Deep Cycle that won't lose acid.
2) I replaced the Century (thanks to Battery World Joondalup - great guys to deal with) - with a Haze Gel, much better quality, 80amp hr as opposed to 65AH of the Century and way more cycles and rated life of 10 years. The extra initial purchase cost will more than pay for itself.
3) Next problem was that the Piranha battery tray is only 257mm long at the base, so this battery at 259 wouldn't fit properly. The Haze and many better quality AGM/Gel Batteries are all 259mm long which is advertised as the 'standard 10 inch battery' or N50 size. The Century did fit (snugly) in case you are wondering.
4) You'll need to modify by bending in a vice and cutting the Piranha battery tray end with a grinder (so the bent out end doesn't foul the air con line) if you want to fit one of these batteries with this tray (as I have now done.)
5) You'll also need a set of taller battery 'clamps' to secure it. The ones in the Piranha kit are too short for these Gel/AGM batteries (because the batteries are taller than the standard wet lead acid).
6) For the $50 extra, I probably should have spent the extra money and bought the ARB battery tray and I wouldn't have wasted a day trying to make this battery fit!
Its all in now and looks good and works a treat.
I've been working on fitting a Dual Battery to my NS Diesel and have finally nearly finished the install but not without some dramas!
Lessons learned:-
1) Century Deep Cycle NS70T batteries are crap and spill acid through gassing when charged by the standard Alternator in the diesel NS. Buy a decent battery if you are doing this! Preferably Gel or AGM Deep Cycle that won't lose acid.
2) I replaced the Century (thanks to Battery World Joondalup - great guys to deal with) - with a Haze Gel, much better quality, 80amp hr as opposed to 65AH of the Century and way more cycles and rated life of 10 years. The extra initial purchase cost will more than pay for itself.
3) Next problem was that the Piranha battery tray is only 257mm long at the base, so this battery at 259 wouldn't fit properly. The Haze and many better quality AGM/Gel Batteries are all 259mm long which is advertised as the 'standard 10 inch battery' or N50 size. The Century did fit (snugly) in case you are wondering.
4) You'll need to modify by bending in a vice and cutting the Piranha battery tray end with a grinder (so the bent out end doesn't foul the air con line) if you want to fit one of these batteries with this tray (as I have now done.)
5) You'll also need a set of taller battery 'clamps' to secure it. The ones in the Piranha kit are too short for these Gel/AGM batteries (because the batteries are taller than the standard wet lead acid).
6) For the $50 extra, I probably should have spent the extra money and bought the ARB battery tray and I wouldn't have wasted a day trying to make this battery fit!
Its all in now and looks good and works a treat.
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