AGM batteries - are they better?
Upgrade to an AGM battery. You can safely mount them inside, and upside down, and they will out-perform any flooded battery you ever owned! Here's a quote from another thread. It's typical of other...
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msiminoff wrote:
I think Deka makes very high quality batteries! That said, That Deka Gp34M battery is rated at 55Ah, 775CCA, and weighs 42.5lbs.
The Odyssey PC1400 (Platinum Gp34) is rated at 68Ah, 880CCA, and weighs 49.5lbs
Thanks for correcting me on those specs.
Funny that the Sears/Deka AH/lbs ratio compares almost exactly to the Optima 55AH at 43.5lbs. I would choose the Deka over the Optima for RVing.
I do have the 68AH Sears P-4/Odyssey PC1400 as the starting battery in my van. It cost $165 on sale in Oct 2012. Enersys(Odyssey) is also a great mfgr.
HTH;
John
