Did I damage my house batteries?
I replaced my house batteries back in August of 2020. I got 3 1/2 years out of the first set of house batteries (bought motorhome new). We are going on a trip tomorrow so I checked the water level i...
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^I agree, AGM doesn’t necessarily perform better or last longer than a comparable FLA or SLA battery.
Not sure thats an actual claim by anyone.
CCA and aH/reserve capacity are empirical measurements. And a CCA coming out of an AGM battery is no “stronger” than one coming out of a Wallyworld $99 special.
Battery life is a function of quality, care and cycles. Again I believe the same quality flooded battery will last as long as the same quality in an AGM.
However that word “quality” is very subjective. Even within the same make and model of battery.
Care is equally important. And AGMs tolerate a little more lack of care than flooded batteries.
And cycles are cycles.
AGMs advantages are no different than when they first came out years ago. Positional mounting advantages, tolerate a little more carelessness and the ability to mount them in un-vented or “interior” areas.
Not a fan, I think can be interpreted as “not needing the operational advantages”.
And for those who don’t like checking and filling battery water, there is a middle ground. Cost wise as well. SLA batteries offer some of the sealed battery properties of an AGM (can’t mount them sideways or upside down like an AGM) as in never add water.
Not sure thats an actual claim by anyone.
CCA and aH/reserve capacity are empirical measurements. And a CCA coming out of an AGM battery is no “stronger” than one coming out of a Wallyworld $99 special.
Battery life is a function of quality, care and cycles. Again I believe the same quality flooded battery will last as long as the same quality in an AGM.
However that word “quality” is very subjective. Even within the same make and model of battery.
Care is equally important. And AGMs tolerate a little more lack of care than flooded batteries.
And cycles are cycles.
AGMs advantages are no different than when they first came out years ago. Positional mounting advantages, tolerate a little more carelessness and the ability to mount them in un-vented or “interior” areas.
Not a fan, I think can be interpreted as “not needing the operational advantages”.
And for those who don’t like checking and filling battery water, there is a middle ground. Cost wise as well. SLA batteries offer some of the sealed battery properties of an AGM (can’t mount them sideways or upside down like an AGM) as in never add water.
