First Time Boondocking Plan - Tech Question
I am trying to learn & prepare to Boondock for 12 days in Oct. I have a standard 5er setup (two 6 volt batteries) and a 2000w Honda generator. For convenience I purchased a battery level indicator at ...
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full_mosey wrote:wa8yxm wrote:
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Some folks like to brag about how fast some makes of AGM batteries charge.. yup, 5:45 instead of 6:00. 5 times the price and it saves you a few minutes is all.
I would like to see a link to prove that 5 x $ comment!
Sam's Club has wet 6V GCs for $110 and AGM 6V GCs for $180.
I get $70 or a 61% difference. Using your 5 x $, the AGM would cost $550!
I would be pleased to discuss the factual merits of both wets and AGMs. :)
HTH;
John
There are so many advantages to AGM batteries over the standard lead-acid models, that regardless of charge time, I'd run, not walk, back for another Optima when mine dies. I don't need a hygrometer, battery box, vents, gloves, new jeans due to acid burns, and I can mount and use it right inside the enclosure with me, upside down if I want and run it down much lower without any damage. If you consider the actual cost per Ah, they're not much more expensive, and certainly not 5X as much. I bought my Optima for $120.00 at costco instead of the wet-cell at WalMart for $80.00. From my experience, I got a lot more for my money from my smaller, lighter, better AGM instead of saving a little $ up front.
Flooded vs. AGM and Gel
