deep cycle battery for car?

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Hi all...I have a car I often take on weekend camping trips...These trips happen 2 or 3 times a month...and usually cover 2 days andnights...Anyway, on these trips I generally need ( ...well could use...) ALOT of powerfor recharging and running widgets I bring along.....I have on rare occasion used a normal car battery for power and have gottenaway with draining the car battery down pretty far......It is my understanding that draining a normal car battery down to around 50 to80 percent of its amp hour capacitymore than a few times is a BAD thing to do.....However, it also my understanding that deep cycle batteries DONT mind thisNEARLY as much....So, Id like to have this remote power more often and its about time for a newcar battery....so my question is....Can I use a deep cycle/"trolling motor" battery as a replacement for a normalcar battery?Note that my car starts very easily and living in the southeast I am usuallystarting my car in temps warmer than 60 and almost allways warmer than 40degrees F.ThanksBill

Daniel Stern Lighting · Accepted Answer

Surely. I recommend an Optima Yellow Top.DS

phil w · Answer

This will explain the difference.

BllFs6 · Answer

Hi Guys....thanks for the reply and info....so it sounds to me like the only downside of using a deep cycle battery is thatI wont quite have as much "omppph" when it comes to cranking/starting my car?thanks againBill

Marty Bose · Answer

It depends. A traditional deep cycle battery trades oomph for time. But if you step up to the newer technology batteries like AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat), you can get both. If you go to this URL:

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and scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see the battery that I am using in both my RV and my old car. They aren't cheap, but the one in the RV has lasted 2 years with no problems, where it killed a marine deep-cycle in 7 months.

Marty

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