• Temperature - your battery’s performance will dip in colder climates. The amp hours rating for your battery will be based on a temperature of 25C, so be prepared for a 1% drop in performance for each degree below this.
• Age - the average battery will last around five years, although with proper maintenance they can last longer.
• Consumption - if your battery is powering a high number of appliances, it will need to be recharged more often, leading to a faster rate of degradation.
• Size - if you’re running multiple, high drain appliances you’ll need a leisure battery big enough to power them.
• Discharge rate – a standard manufacturers Ah rating generally assumes a discharge time of around 20 hours.