Buying a deep cycle battery
So I've been looking at deep cycle batteries and needless to say there are a lot of options. I drive a '78 Chevy Itasca 21' and I imagine my usage load all be relatively light, as there aren't too man...
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Veebyes wrote:
There is much to be said for the AGM, inspite of its price. The service life is much longer than a wet cell.
AGM-5 years, WET (Both Flooded and Maintenance Free) 9 on this coach
AGM in UPS service,typical life 3 years.
hard to beat properly maintained flooded wet for life.
Boat and aircraft are special cases... Sea water and flooded wet cells mix in a very nasty way. Plus watercraft are not always "This side up" and when the boat is healed over.. Flooded cells can spill.
Aircraft also are not always "This side up" plus battery acid and some other things in a plane do not mix well, So the leakproof AGM is a very good idea.
