Leisure battery advice please

[Jim Rey]

My Alpha 110aH AGM low profile is not holding much charge now and flattens very quickly using low current draw equipment e.g caravan TV.
Probably my own fault as a couple of times it completely discharged.
To buy the same battery it is now £159.99

I was browsing as came across Lion Calcium-Calcium Lion Leisure Battery 100Ah Low Box for £90. Are these OK to use in T6 campervan (re charging in small space of campervan) and will they work with a CTEK250SA solar charge controller/DC-DC charger?

Thank for any help anyone can give.

 

[Deaky]

Its another type of lead acid but it requires a high charge voltage 16.1 to 16.5v. I don't think your CTEK will charge this.

 

[Jim Rey]

Its another type of lead acid but it requires a high charge voltage 16.1 to 16.5v. I don't think your CTEK will charge this.

Thanks for that info. Glad I asked now. Might need to just buy the same Alpha extreme battery again then

 

[Jim Rey]

Its another type of lead acid but it requires a high charge voltage 16.1 to 16.5v. I don't think your CTEK will charge this.

Just had a look at CTEK site. D250SA. . They are saying it will charge Calcium-Calcium. Looking at data via Google The ideal charging voltage for a calcium battery is 14.8V for the recombination process to properly occur. CTEK are saying output of 250SA is 14.4/14.7 V, 20 A.

You're probably more expert and have a wealth past experience so it might have to be another Alpha extreme AGM or I might end up wasting £90

 

[Deaky]

I had a quick Google and came up with a charge voltage of 16.1-16.5. Just goes to show you should never trust anything you read on the internet

 

[Jim Rey]

I had a quick Google and came up with a charge voltage of 16.1-16.5. Just goes to show you should never trust anything you read on the internet

you're correct. ... " Calcium battery>>>. If your charger is capable of delivering a maximum voltage of 14.8 V, and then the electronics are disconnected, then the battery will fill up by only 45 to 50 percent, if there is a 15.5 V limit, then 70 to 80..

 

[Jim Rey]

I had a quick Google and came up with a charge voltage of 16.1-16.5. Just goes to show you should never trust anything you read on the internet

Can you recommend a cheaper lead acid battery (low profile) that would be able to be charged by the CTEK250SA?