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BFL13
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2013

Does Adding Water to the Batts Make You a Bad Person?

I keep reading how it is a virtue not to have to add water to the batts because you bought the right sort of battery charger etc etc. I don't get it. My 6s are on solar and the controller has th...
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HiTech
Explorer
Jun 26, 2013
Depending on how long it is applied, 14.4V into a charged AGM will accelerate outgassing and dry it out. Anything over the float voltage into a fully charged AGM will cause some extra gassing, though if the time is short it does not amount to much.

Jim

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