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12thgenusa
Explorer
Aug 25, 2013

Are multiple shallow cycles harmful for batteries?

I recently came across this statement in one of the Smartgauge tech papers: "The more a battery is used the shorter it's life will be. The less it is used, the longer it's life will be. The only...
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Gale_Hawkins
Explorer
Aug 26, 2013
In the real world there are many more issues that impact battery life. No over night RV use off of shore power will use less than 5% in most cases. :)

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