12v battery goosed after a year

[Treemover]

Placing rubber under the battery or making the battery tray 'isolated' would reduce vibration. 

I have to come up with a solution for parked up kit and a tipper trailer and rather than having to remove batteries and charge, Im thinking of an solar panel charger. Still researching, but like the concept. For me its easy as all at home; but Im also hoping to use one with a battery to power a laptop through an inverter where I picus test. 

 

So anyone that has a solar charger setup that lasts longer than a month, Im all ears. 

 

Original poster; I really like your post driver concept. 

[Dan Maynard]

My tipper trailer has a battery charger plugged in to the battery in the toolbox so all I have to do is carry the mains lead over.

 

I have thought about solar but where would you put the panel that it's not going to be in the way or else stood on? From what I could see was either really cheap and nasty or else hundreds of pounds as well, so put me off looking more.

[Treemover]

1 hour ago, Dan Maynard said:

My tipper trailer has a battery charger plugged in to the battery in the toolbox so all I have to do is carry the mains lead over.

 

I have thought about solar but where would you put the panel that it's not going to be in the way or else stood on? From what I could see was either really cheap and nasty or else hundreds of pounds as well, so put me off looking more.

I cant run leads to mine, and its a right pain taking out batteries, not that it takes long, its just a pain. I was just thinking of trying a single solar panel and trying it out. I see fold up suitcase ones but id be terrified they would only last a few goes. 

 

[dig-dug-dan]

Luckily, I am expert on these machines.

You have the  wrong battery. Get yourself a dry cell, odyssey pc625 battery, and mount it in its correct position underneath the engine in its housing. 

Check what voltage you are getting at full revs, should be 14.5 volts. The regulators and wiring harnesses fail on these for a pastime.,  also check your earth cable is  mounted on the back of the regulator and both wires to the generator are connected properly just behind starter motor.

[dig-dug-dan]

Just noticed that's a pre 2006 machine. Battery is mounted in front of engine behind grill

[scbk]

On 26/03/2023 at 19:41, dig-dug-dan said:

Luckily, I am expert on these machines.

You have the  wrong battery. Get yourself a dry cell, odyssey pc625 battery, and mount it in its correct position underneath the engine in its housing. 

Check what voltage you are getting at full revs, should be 14.5 volts. The regulators and wiring harnesses fail on these for a pastime.,  also check your earth cable is  mounted on the back of the regulator and both wires to the generator are connected properly just behind starter motor.

£166 for this fancy Odyssey Extreme battery, will update this thread in a few years with how it's going!

 

Good excuse to do a few more changes to the machine. The battery has a new location, further from the engine and it's vibrations, mounted on timber, and also sat on a piece of heavy duty rubber.

 

New battery leads (running in corrugated conduit), a somewhat oversized battery box, and space to carry a jerry can of diesel

 

 

[woody paul]

15 minutes ago, scbk said:

£166 for this fancy Odyssey Extreme battery, will update this thread in a few years with how it's going!

 

Good excuse to do a few more changes to the machine. The battery has a new location, further from the engine and it's vibrations, mounted on timber, and also sat on a piece of heavy duty rubber.

 

New battery leads (running in corrugated conduit), a somewhat oversized battery box, and space to carry a jerry can of diesel

 

 

Got one of them batteries we use to jump start digger when cold, had sitting on trailer the other day moved trailer battery decided to fall over against side and bridge terminals saw it once i got out and battery was red hot anyway thought that was it put volt meter on it read 0000. put it on charge and it still hold charge what a battery. 

[marne]

I've had a two cylinder diesel killing several batteries due to vibrations within one year.

Switched to a marine style battery which was labeled as vibration resistant, problem solved. 

To answer the initial question: Yes vibrations can kill a battery.