A G M Batteries
Are A G M Batteries worth the extra money? Do they outlast wetcell Batteries or am I just as well off buying 2 wet cell batteries for use in my 5th wheel? Thanks, Bud99
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Bud99 wrote:
Are A G M Batteries worth the extra money? Do they outlast wetcell Batteries or am I just as well off buying 2 wet cell batteries for use in my 5th wheel?
Thanks,
Bud99
I suspect that if you are someone who can setup and follow a maintenance schedule for your wet cell batteries they can perform very well. However, miss that schedule even once and let the water levels drop and you are going to do damage. I CANNOT do this so my wet cell 8-D batteries had an average life span of about 1 year. The gassing also damaged the walls and floors of the compartment where the batteries were stored.
In 2003 I replaced the wet cell batteries with Lifeline AGM 8D batteries (4 of them) and in 2013 I replaced those with new Universal Battery 8D batteries which I am currently using. 10 years from the Lifelines more than paid for themselves and my new UB batteries cost 1/2 what a Lifeline would cost so I only need them to make 5 years to break even. Yes, the UB's are Chinese so if that's not your thing then buy the Lifelines. For me, the difference between $600 per battery and $300 per battery made me blind to the certificate of origin!
