My group 24, 18 month old, high dollar Maintenence free Deka cranking battery did fine running 2 Helix Mega’s but one Helix and the Livescope is just too much for it. Running it for 3-4 hours is pulling the battery down to the point that the motor is noticeably turning over slowly while cranking. It’s jidt a matter of time til I have to use my jumper cables to get going. I charge my batteries after every trip with my onboard MK charger.

With the deep drain these new electronics pull on the battery I wonder if a “dual purpose” battery would be a better choice than a standard cranking battery? I know very little about the DP batteries but I know that cranking batteries aren’t made to be discharged often like happens now with the LS.

Thoughts?