Well after a random car drove around our entire property while i was hunting Sunday. I am building 2 new gates and purchased nice appolo dual gate openers. The 1 thing i cant seem to find is what battery type is best. ( 12v solar system) deep cell or regular? Will be buying a full size auto battery. Thoughts? Experiences?
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My daughters brand recommended deep cycle marine. -
I used a deep cycle marine battery and a harbor freight solar panel on mine.. I put the battery in a small Rubbermaid box to keep the sun and rain off of it.Comment
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I have a lawn mower battery on mine. Been on there about a year now with no issues.Comment
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Thank you guys. Leaning to deep cycle marine. I put half dozen crappy mule brand in my crap mule opener over the last 3 years.Comment
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I switched to a deep cycle marine on mine, it's AGP but I didn't get a fancy one compared to what you'd get for a boatComment
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I just put in a Nice (Apollo) and used a marine deep cycle battery.Comment
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Deep cycle is the wrong battery to use. A regular car battery is better. Deep cycles are designed to be pulled way down and then recharged. Regular battery is made to be used and recharged constantly. I would make it a gell cell as well and you won't ever remember to check the water in the gate battery.Comment
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Deep Cycle RV/MarineComment
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Deep cycles are designed to provide a steady amount of current over a long time. Regular (starting) batteries provide a large burst of power for a short period of time. With a solar charger and some cloudy days your gate can open a lot more times with a deep cycle.Comment
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Originally posted by Draco View Post
This. No need for deep cycle. Since it will have a solar panel connected make sure to put in a charge controller. Mine runs with no problems on a 35Ah lawn mower battery and 20 watt solar panel.
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