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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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12thgenusa
Explorer
Aug 30, 2013
BFL13 wrote:
Camping for less than a month with solar to keep you going, then doing the real 100% recharge/recovery at home is perfect. You only need to do a real 100% once a month or even longer.

That routine is what I would call solar assist, in that you can keep going till you get home.

I say "tomato", you say "tomahto" or maybe it's the other way around.

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