Luminous LT300 is an 80 Ah Tubular Battery made for Home UPS and other deep cycle applications. This battery model is very much budget-friendly and most recommend for Entry level Home UPS systems’
When people plan to buy Inverter and Battery for their Home, Office or even a petty shop, they always search for some budget friendly solution to avoid burning a hole in their pocket.
Who should choose this 80Ah Tubular Battery?
No need to say that prices of branded tubular batteries are always on higher side. The most preferred Ah rating and best seller battery in Home segment is “150 Ah”. Price of Branded Short tubular 150 Ah battery starts from Rs.9500, Tall tubular batteries are way more expensive than short tubular batteries and Flat plate batteries.
So what if you are pretty much interested in Tubular battery and have no budget to afford it?
The solution is an 80 Ah Tubular Battery. Luminous LT300 costs Rs.6800, which is just equal to 80 Ah flat plate batteries from Exide.
So, a branded 900 Va Pure sinewave inverter would cost around Rs.4000 and adding Luminous LT300 80 Ah tubular battery, it cost Rs.10800/- altogether.
About Back-up Time
2 Ceiling Fans
1 Tube light
2 CFL’s
1 Mobile charging Point
If you use all above mentioned gadgets simultaneously during power cut, then you could expect a back-up time of 2 hours with this battery.
During Night time, if power supply from grid fails and you need power back-up for whole night (8 hours continuously), then your family should use only one ceiling fan to extend the back-up time up to 8 hours.
In Day time, if you face intermittent power cuts not longer than 2 hours, then your tubular battery will have enough time to get fully charged again. So, 80 Ah tubular batteries will be sufficient for a normal Indian family with 3 to 4 members.
Price of Luminous 80 Ah Tubular Battery
MRP printed in Box – Rs.8390
Price in Local Market – Rs.6800
Price in Luminous Online store – Rs.7250
Compatibility
Unlike other flat plate batteries in this price range, Luminous LT300 80 Ah battery is compatible with inverters ranging from 400 Va to 1100 Va.
Flat plate batteries in 80 Ah range are more prone to damage when connected with high capacity inverters with high charge current. Flat plate 80 Ah batteries always should be kept in normal charge mode to avoid damage.
But this Luminous LT300 is a tubular battery with high charge current accepting capacity, which enhances the battery life and also makes it compatible to work with wide range of inverters.
Warranty & Battery Life Expectancy
# This Battery comes with 30* month warranty.
# Actually 24 + 6 months warranty
# 24 months free replacement warranty + 6 months Prorate warranty.
# Prorate is warranty is simply useless. Free replacement warranty is the real warranty.
# Life Expectancy – 4 to 5 years
Comparison with Exide Batteries
Tubular Batteries from Exide in 80 Ah Range
EXIDE INVAMASTER IM 3000 80Ah – Tubular
EXIDE INVARED 300+ 80Ah – Tubular
Above mentioned two models are Popular Tubular batteries from Exide, but these models are pricey compared to Luminous LT300 80 Ah Tubular battery.
Luminous LT300
- Low Price in this Range
- Premium components and Thick design
- Long Life (4 to 5 years)
- Wide range of compatibility with inverters
- High charge acceptance in short duration
Hello sir, Based up on your website, I have gained lot of information about inverters for home use.I am planning to buy Microtek HYBRID 24X7 HB725 Inverter & luminous redcharge 120ah battery. Is it better combination? I want to run only 2fans+ 3 LED bulbs(9w)+ 1LED TV.I AM basically from bangalore. We hardly see 2-3hrs/day powercut during summer. I am getting above combination for 11.3k(3.4k inverter+ 8k battery). Please suggest, if you have any alternatives.
Dear Saif,
Everything is OK, but we recommend Microtek UPS Sebz 900 Va inverter.
Hello sir, thanks for your reply. I have installed the below microtek sebz inverter with luminous ILTT 18000 145AH Battery. After installing & during power outage, fans are running faster than usual & Tubelights are brighter. Is it normal? Inverter service person says, its quite normal for new batteries. Kindly suggest.
It is normal, no need to worry.
Hello sir i am buying Luminous ILTT 18000 145 Ah Tubular Battery and Luminous LT 550N 160 Ah which is the better one? i have Luminous Zelio 1100 Inverter.
I am having Falcon+1100va inverter and myhomeload is 5 cfl 5 fans and one LED tv I want to purchase 150 AH Exide battery . Is it suitable for this particular inverter ? How much backup time I will get with this ?