Solar Fence Charger

[ChickenJoe76]

I was just curious to know if anyone has done this and if it has been ok....\

We use Intellishock 60 Solar chargers from Premier 1 Supplies. We love them, but recently, one of our batteries is starting to die. The specs of the battery in the Intellishock 60 is: SLA Deep Cycle 12V, 12 Amp hr Battery. You can buy a replacement battery on their site for $38. I found the same spec battery on amazon for $25, but it obviously is another branded battery, not Premier 1.

I guess my question is, if you happen to have one of the Intellishock Solar chargers from Premier 1, have you replaced a dead battery with another branded battery or is it just safer to spend that extra money to buy the battery off their site? My guess is it doesn't really matter what branded battery you use as long as the specs are the same, I just wanted to check

Just curious.

FYI: I did end up just ordering a battery off their site, but I was curious to know if we can use another branded battery in the solar charger. I could save like $15 per battery. That isnt' much to some people, but it is a lot to us.

 

[cavemanrich]

How long did the original battery last. ?? Reason I am asking, is,,,, The Premier battery may have been same quality as the Amazon one. Premier resells batteries, I don't think they manufacture them. They may have their name on them.
I personally would have tried the Amazon battery, and compare the time duration to the original.
WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[MarkJr]

12v with the same hour rating will work fine. Did you compare dimensions?? If it’s supposed to fit inside the unit a 1/4” too big may foul you up. (patriot 555 solar charger as portable unit is what I use)