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12thgenusa
Explorer
Aug 26, 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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pianotuna
Nomad III
Aug 28, 2013
Hi BFL13,

Nope.

Yup.

BFL13 wrote:
Exactly! Solar of any amount is just a way to extend your time between recharges.

How you get to 100% is just tactics. Shore power, gen plus solar, monster solar, smaller solar but split bank trick, whatever.

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