Keeping a charge on AGM batteries
Keeping my previous coach connected to shore power for extended periods of time required monitoring the water levels in the lead acid batteries but my new coach has AGM batteries. Am I correct in assu...
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theoldwizard1 wrote:
IMHO I don't like to leave ANY type of battery hooked to ANY type of charger for more than a couple of days. Use a charger designed for AGM batteries but connect it to an inexpensive mechanical lamp timer and on!y let it run 4 to 8 hours per day.
Trouble with doing it that way is that everytime the charger starts up again it is likely going to start with the Bulk charge phase, which is hard on batteries when repeated unnecessarily. Leaving charger on nonstop, as long as it is staying at a proper ~13.5 Float level is best. IMHO
