Battle Born Charging
This might answer some recent questions. The table is not accurate wrt to the BB comments--don't go by it by the table itself. Wade through the questions and answers to get the true picture. Tak...
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I ire was not directed at you Bfl. Apologies.
Seeking info about a subject or posting a good source about it, is not the same as lecturing someone on it, while having no personal experience with it, a methodology rife on many forums, which grinds my gears.
I bought another Northstar AGM, but a group 31, when my group 27 Northstar lost the CCA ability to start my engine last December with about 1300 deep cycles on it. It is now my workshop battery and cycling lightly nightly powering lights and fans and 12v experiments.
The 27 had a higher full charge resting voltage and retained higher voltage under the same overnight loads than the 31, upto about 45 amp hours from full.
Not sure I'll be as impressed long term with the 31 as I was with the 27 at least Voltage retention wise for the first ~45AH removed
I had an alternator failure at night ~120 miles from my destination a month and a half ago. It was nice to know I had enough battery to make it without stopping. It was still retaining 12.24v when I arrived, under a 20 amp load for those 120 miles. Lifepo4 would certainly have retained more, unless I started at a lower state of charge and the Battery protector kicked in and left me stranded.
Seeking info about a subject or posting a good source about it, is not the same as lecturing someone on it, while having no personal experience with it, a methodology rife on many forums, which grinds my gears.
I bought another Northstar AGM, but a group 31, when my group 27 Northstar lost the CCA ability to start my engine last December with about 1300 deep cycles on it. It is now my workshop battery and cycling lightly nightly powering lights and fans and 12v experiments.
The 27 had a higher full charge resting voltage and retained higher voltage under the same overnight loads than the 31, upto about 45 amp hours from full.
Not sure I'll be as impressed long term with the 31 as I was with the 27 at least Voltage retention wise for the first ~45AH removed
I had an alternator failure at night ~120 miles from my destination a month and a half ago. It was nice to know I had enough battery to make it without stopping. It was still retaining 12.24v when I arrived, under a 20 amp load for those 120 miles. Lifepo4 would certainly have retained more, unless I started at a lower state of charge and the Battery protector kicked in and left me stranded.
