Electrical help please!
13-06-2006, 05:18 PM
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Electrical help please!
I need to buy a small 12v battery to power a bilge pump for my boat and i dont know about the ratings etc.Amp Hours??
The bilge pump i have is 12v and has an amp draw of 2.1 @ 12v, so bearing in mind i wont be charging this battery all the time what battery would i need to be sufficent to use it for a few outings with out recharging?
Copy an pasted this from maplin page, the ones they have:
7Ah L/Acid Bat 12V 26 in Stock £24.99
4Ah Ld Acid Bat 12V ~28+ days £19.98
2.8Ah L/Acid Bat 12V 98 in Stock £18.99
2.1Ah L/Acid Bat 12V 121 in Stock £17.99
1.2Ah L/Acid Bat 12V 26 in Stock £16.99
Any help much appreciated
The bilge pump i have is 12v and has an amp draw of 2.1 @ 12v, so bearing in mind i wont be charging this battery all the time what battery would i need to be sufficent to use it for a few outings with out recharging?
Copy an pasted this from maplin page, the ones they have:
7Ah L/Acid Bat 12V 26 in Stock £24.99
4Ah Ld Acid Bat 12V ~28+ days £19.98
2.8Ah L/Acid Bat 12V 98 in Stock £18.99
2.1Ah L/Acid Bat 12V 121 in Stock £17.99
1.2Ah L/Acid Bat 12V 26 in Stock £16.99
Any help much appreciated
13-06-2006, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by fons
take the biggest (7ah)then you can use the pump for about 3,5 hours .
7ah:2.1amps is about 3,5 hours
7ah:2.1amps is about 3,5 hours
How long you want to run the pump is the key!!
You can also buy bigger batteries than that and for cheaper money I got some 7ah batteries for about £14 each for example. That was from www.cpc.co.uk
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