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Originally Posted by coralcruze
So I purchased a new deep cycle 80cca battery.
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Originally Posted by Bill
If the battery in question has a cca rating, it is most likely a pure motor-start battery, and not a deep cycle battery or a combination (aka marine) battery.
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Small but important difference. The label says 80
mca (marine cranking amps), not 80
cca (cold cranking amps) as in your original post.
I've got to agree with Wavery. There is an enormous amount of unregulated marketing hype in this area. True deep cycle batteries are available, though more expensive, and I can no longer find one at Walmart. Regardless, the bottom line lesson is to treat your battery tenderly, and expect to get a few years out of it. Or treat it wrong and get much less. I learned this the hard way, many years ago.
Bill