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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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BFL13
Explorer II
Aug 28, 2013
PT, you only use solar to get you by between sessions of alternator recharging. That is even less time between recharges than camping in one spot for days and doing a gen/charger session once in a while. (Now you even got a new gen so you can do that too)

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