Portable Power

Brew's right on the money..............

You haven't mentioned needing to run a fridge, so a 17a/h unit would do okay. I a 7a/h I just use for the flouro around the campfire. It's really compact and runs the flouro for about 5 to 6 hours. Pesty also has a 17a/h like Brew and it is great too.....just a bit more bulky of course.

Thanks Brew,

thats exactly what I was talking about. I've got a 3-way fridge, so if I ever needed power it would be for say an hour while I fill a gas bottle. I was more thinking of the odd need for light, air etc rather than a constant need.

I'll definately check out the Warehouse. Got one 500m away. It also provides that extra nice security of having a crank battery if needed.

Anyway, that's what I was thinking.

Cheers.

no you dont. most of the vehicles I have driven (1hz) have 6-700 cca batterys which are fine my current vehicle has 550cca batterys which is a bit sluggish when starting on 1 battery. I do suspect however that the capabilitys of those battery packs are overstated

Now Davoe - Look at Moi, Look at Moi Davoe and repeat after me.

I WILL listen to the nice man writing this follow up.

Firstly - you will have noticed that other responses to this post have cast doubts as to the accuracy of the capacity claims for these batteries. Yep! I agree they are a bit hazy. In reality 900CCA could be 800CCA, 600CCA could end up being 522CCA etc etc., who knows.

Secondly - I have 1HZ Troopy that I have tested 600CCA batteries of this type on to start same from a cold start, and the success rate has been P I S S poor to say the least.

Thirdly - the 900CCA handles the 1HZ with ease 100% of the starts I have tried it with and other diesels that have had battery problems.

Fourthly - Size wise and cost wise, there isn't all that much difference between a 600 and 900CCA. So cost and size shouldn't be that much of a consideration problem or if it is, then maybe the traveller and their rig isn't really up to it in the first place.

Ffithly - the 900 is a versatile utility that may be used for/with many other applications .

Have a nice one

Regards

Ken Robinson

Smocky

How remiss of me, I forgot sixthly.

Sixthly - You cannot compare your vehicle cranking battery with one of these portable jobs.

That would be like comparing a Morris Minor with a HSV Holden - They are both cars and they both transport people, however their performance outputs are like chalk and cheese.

Just remember what a Porta-Pack power source is and what your needs are, then buy accordingly and everything will be sweet.

Have a good one mate.

Cheers.

My Rodeo's actually a Petrol anyway.

I just got to thinkin' that for 70-odd bucks, it would be useful to have a) a crank battery, b) a portable power supply for running a flouro for a short time or an air compressor to blow up the airbeds etc.

I'm off to buy a 900 by the way.

Thanks for the advice.

Smocky.

Lucy heres the facts I have driven well over 30 different 1hz powered cruisers and including my own camper without exception all have 6-700cca batterys. this has included exploration vehicles which rely on their batterys for fridges sat phones hf etc etc as well as mining vehicles. My current work vehicle runs century 600cca jobs and I can assure you that on a freezing cold (water tanks frozen, washer bottle frozen etc etc) goldfields morning they well exceed what is required to runn acc overnight and still start easily and whats more I have never had reason to doubt their capacity to do the job. Were you listening - that is over 30 vehicles with 6-700cca batteries of varying brands = no problems. That is where my info comes from and not just some wild guess but thorough personell experience

Guess what Davoe

My mother was born in Boulder City when it still existed.

I was born in Southern Cross in 1950 and grew up with prospecting, mining and farming as my after 'school entertainment, with camping, bush bashing, recoveries, repairs etc as side serves that I thought was everyday life until leaving that 'haven'.

Guess what? I'll take a 900CCA port-a-pack over a 600CCA one anytime.

Also you are talking about vehicle batteries as opposed to Porta -a-power backs where AH'S are the consideration.

i.e. horses for courses

I read a bit more closely we are on different tracks you are talking batt packs and I am talking batterys. I would take a 600cca battery over a 900 cca batt pack and a 900cca batt pack over a 600cca batt pack

Could not agree more