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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 29, 2013
Hi BFL13,

Actually they do--but there is no easy way to measure it.

I remember seeing big glass jar batteries as a child that had a Specific Gravity meter built right in!

BFL13 wrote:
AGMs don't even have SG.

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