Does anyone use a 12V gel cell type battery for this or are most people using a 12V deep cycle marine type battery?
2030123
Any 12 volt will work. I plug mine into a cigarette lighter plug on my boat.
2030124
either will work, just do not run any battery down below 11 volts if you want it to last
2030125
Either will work just fine. Gel will run longer than wet cell but on something like this its a small amperage pull anyway.
2164586
While it might be awkward, you certainly could use a 12 volt automotive or marine battery. In fact, while I use mine with a lawn tractor, I use a marine battery used for a trolling motor rather than the tractor battery. This is because I was experiencing charging problems with the additional load on the tractor battery. I just strap the battery on the mower deck.
700707
only has 2 voltage settings gel cell which i think is 14.1 volts and lead acid or wet cell batteries at 14.5 volts which is the right voltage for deep cycle marine batteries. I'm running 2 deep cycle marine batteries and it works great. with two 120 watt solar panels I have seen 17.3 amps coming in. at 14.5 volts that's about 250 watts gotta love it. This is a great controller for anyone with a small solar panel system, it's not a mppt controller but it's also 1/5 the price. I got it before it was on sale paid $130 and it's still well worth that. I'm not going to complain I have been using it for 6 months and have no complaints. see my photos.
2270992
Se the other answer. It is not a deep cycle battery. They are great batteries though.
1539785
I don't think this is a deep cycle battery, but you should check with the manufacter. It works great for the application that I wanted it for.
1750028
This is not a deep cycle battery. It runs my lawn equipment with no problem but I seriously doubt if you could run an outboard motor with it. it would start it but that's about it. Good luck.
1329956
You would need a marine deep cycle blue top battery for your application. Yellow tops are for autos heavy on electronics.
1269794
We connect to a deep cycle marine battery, which then runs things requiring 12 volts--whether that is enough for you depends on your uses. It is enough to keep the battery charged for our relatively light usage (no floodlights, loudspeakers, heaters). It requires a cord with a cigarette plug to plug in the inverter.
1227804
It is a very good deep cell battery for the size and weight. I use it in my Hybrid Kayak to power a 30lb thrust trolling motor and it lasts for days with fairly heavy use. I would assume that it would work well for a backup battery, especially for something as low on energy drain as a sump pump. Hope that helps.
764787
As far as I know the supplier does not offer a rechargable battery, but there are a variety of sourses for them. I installed mine in my sailboat, power supplied by the 12 volt battery system, and it seems to work without a problem.
877112
Yes20v max and 12v max are the only batterys that work in that ratio.18v dont work in that ratio.But the reception aint good.
1993804
I grabbed the battery out of my riding lawnmower, it wouldn't start the mower last time but I had charged it up since then. Took the thrower out with that battery and brought along jumper cables just in case. We threw over 250 birds and the battery seemed just as good at the end as it did at the beginning. I suspect a big ole deep cycle marine battery would run the thing all day and all night. I prefer the mower battery because it's much smaller and lighter than a deep cycle marine or RV battery. (and WAY less expensive!!)
425232
12 volt batteries are used with the inverter.Use deep cycle batteries.You need to use several of them and depending on what you are running with the inverter the large inverter will discharge them pretty quick. I use 8 deep cycle batteries with my inverter and wish I had more. I am using the inverter with solar power. Hope this helps.
1021883
Go to walmart and buy a deep cycle marine battery, walmart has the cheapest batteries and they work just fine if you keep them charged and maintained.
137750
You should be able to use this battery just like any other deep cycle battery. It will work on an inverter, actually it will work better than most other batteries because of the dry cell.It wont give out as fast. I charge mine with a solar array, and by now I have cycled it over 300 times, and it is still going.
511049
Yes, but no... Here's the deal: If you want to run on a large batter as a backup, you need to get a deep cycle marine battery. They are made for deep discharges. Car batteries are not. Once you have deep cycle 12 volt battery, you need to get a pure sine wave inverter. Connect battery to inverter, then you can plug the SimpleSafe into the inverter. IF you do this, you need to have a meter so you can judge the charge level of the battery. Don't go below 50%. That means don't go below 12 volts. Charge back to 12.7 volts. A simpler solution is to get a deep cycle battery and a solar panel and charge controller. Connect the solar to the charge controller and battery and inverter, then you'll have a solar backup.
801572
I'm not a battery or marine expert, but I really don't see an issue. This is a great little battery, and the only issue I've been told is to keep it charged above 8v. I used mine on a custom 1975 Honda CB200. This little battery cranks it.