However we will stick with 12V batteries.

Narrowboat batteries. The physical size of the battery unit does not affect the ratings or the performance of the battery. The AGM battery is considerably cheaper low maintenance and is more reliable as it offers a longer service life. Anatomy of a battery.

There are two main types of battery primary batteries and secondary batteries. We aim to be the cheapest supplier of Narrowboat Batteries in the UK. A narrowboat usually has two different batteries on board.

Starter battery and leisure batteries. Primary batteries are those designed to be discharged and discarded disposable. So in this article we will explain the two different types of batteries you have on board and how they are used.

The connecting leads in fact everything else in the installation remains identical. Narrow boat users need electrical energy to be able to start their engines and to provide comfortable living conditions. Clearly two separate bank of batteries.

One for starting and one for domestic power is the ideal but where this is not possible the Enduroline range really shines. Your drawing will have marker lines spaced at 1 metre apart. Wet cell gel and AGM batteries are all types of batteries that may be found on a narrow boat.

We used to get called in to cure all sorts of installation problems on narrowboats. We are the go to name in Narrow Boat Batteries and Chargers across Europe supplying direct drive hybrid systems and domestic power. The Trojan AGM or GEL deep cycle ranges are best suited to the Open Water Explorer and both deliver up to 10 times longer service life and up to 5 times faster recharge than a standard canal boat battery.