Differences Among Dual Purpose, Deep Cycle Batteries

Marine batteries generally fall into three main categories - deep cycle, starting and dual purpose batteries. If you're new to fishing or boat ownership or considering upgrading with lithium batteries for any reason - perhaps lithium could be better? Notably lithium offers several distinct advantages over lead acid when considering your boat needs; they include longer shelf life, constant power output, temperature resistance faster charging no maintenance lightweight design being safe non hazardous so let's dive deeper. Let's now examine each type of marine battery more in detail!

Dually Purpose Batteries

Are You Wondering, What Exactly, are Dual Purpose Batteries? A dually purpose marine battery provides enough energy for starting and turning over of an engine while providing enough to keep a trolling motor running consistently - hence their name "dual purpose batteries." As their name implies, dual purpose marine batteries may serve both functions simultaneously - the RELiON HP line includes dual purpose models capable of providing up to 800 amps for two seconds to start up your motor's starter, such as RELiON 100-HP or 300HP dual purpose models capable of starting it over from either direction!

Marine batteries come in an assortment of Battery Council International (BCI) sizes. Common marine battery categories include Group 24 batteries, Group 27 batteries and Group 31/Group 31Ah marine batteries from RELiON; these two batteries fall into Group 31 for bass boats or charter fishing trips and 8D for large sailboats and catamarans respectively. The RELiON RB100-HP belongs to Group 31 while RELiON 300Ah batteries from RELiON fall under 8D battery group sizes respectively - thus offering two powerful solutions in these categories! Common applications of these two battery types include bass boats or charter fishing trips while large sailboats/catamarans alike!

Deep Cycle Batteries

Deep cycle batteries are designed to deliver reliable energy over an extended timeframe to powerhouse loads such as navigation aids, fish finders, running lights, radios and trolling motors. You may opt for dual purpose trolling motors if your needs vary greatly between powering navigation aids/fish finders/running lights etc versus trolling motors; alternatively you could consider deep cycle batteries which come equipped with both lithium based deep cycles as well as AGM cells from RELiON products which include both lithium deep cycles as AGM technologies as standard features in RELiON products!

Boat Starting Batteries Marine batteries are designed for starting up engine combustion on boats. After starting up your engine, these marine batteries provide enough power for keeping everything connected to it running smoothly - such as motor and device operation. RELiON provides two high performance batteries: The RB100-HP Group 31 battery and RB300-HP Group 8D battery from our High Performance series of marine starting and deep cycle batteries that provide power to marine electronics onboard your vessel. The RB100-HP battery offers increased peak amps when compared with our standard batteries, making it possible to start even the most demanding outboard motors quickly and reliably. Starting batteries release large amounts of energy quickly making them ideal for starting engines on any vessel.

Trolling Motor Batteries

Trolling motor batteries are specifically engineered batteries designed for boat trolling motors that provide energy over an extended period, ideal for slow trolling in fishing spots. Dependent upon the voltage of your trolling motor, RELiON provides 12V and 24V lithium batteries; should your trolling motor run on 12V power sources then several 12V lithium battery options may be suitable for you to choose from. For 24V trolling motors, using two 12V batteries in series or a 24V battery may work; for 36V trolling motors three 12V lithium batteries in series should suffice - RELiON offers several 12V lithium battery options to choose from for 36V trolling motors. Like a fuel gauge, amperage hours provide a measure of battery longevity and are used as the standard unit of charge within trolling motor batteries. Lithium trolling motor batteries typically are lightweight and offer enough amp-hours to maximize fishing experiences. RELiON provides high quality trolling motor batteries such as the RB52, RB60, RB75, RB80 and RB100 that cover 52Ah, 75Ah 60Ah 80Ah 100Ah capacities respectively. To achieve similar run times to wet or AGM lead-acid batteries, lithium batteries with 60% capacity should be used instead. If more time on the water is desired, size up accordingly or add extra batteries.

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