Deka DC31DT battery? Deep Cycle?
"True Deep Cycle" according to local battery dealer. Here's the specs: Deka DC31DT Marine Deep Cycle Battery (Lead Acid) 12V, 650 CCA Our batteries from DEKA are made with the highest quality...
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Mex ... you definitely seem to be a Lifeline fan. I would be too if Lifeline would have been more worthy of having fans by telling me over the phone what you keep saying - essentially - that their 70-80 deg. F float voltages can range from ~13.2 volts to ~13.8 volts without harm. But ... Lifeline would not say that. They kept insisting that prolonged storage floating above 13.4 volts would slowly over time evap away their H20. Perhaps you and Lifeline's spec writers could coordinate a bit?
By the way for the OP ... you have stated that you like the idea that one can merely add more 12V voltage batteries in parallel to increase capacity as needed. This shouldn't be done "too simply". Two or more 12 volt batteries need to be wired together in parallel in a balanced configuration so each battery supplies the same current into loads or so each battery accepts the same current when being charged. Here's an article that helps to explain balanced interconnection methods for batteries in parallel: http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html
By the way for the OP ... you have stated that you like the idea that one can merely add more 12V voltage batteries in parallel to increase capacity as needed. This shouldn't be done "too simply". Two or more 12 volt batteries need to be wired together in parallel in a balanced configuration so each battery supplies the same current into loads or so each battery accepts the same current when being charged. Here's an article that helps to explain balanced interconnection methods for batteries in parallel: http://www.smartgauge.co.uk/batt_con.html
