House Battery Life
Hi All, My 2 - 6 volt, deep cycle golf cart house batteries just died after only 3 & 1/2 years. Bought at Sam's June 2011. We live in our MH full time and almost always plugged into 30 amp powe...
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LoreeB99,
For the future with your new batteries, it may be helpfull to have a bit more information regarding their care & feeding. The "equalization" that I spoke of takes place above 14.4 volts up to about 16.0 volts. I believe the newer converters with charge wizard are actually designed that way for a reason & Mexico or anybody else can chime in here if I'm incorrect. So, I have to disagree with pianotuna (replacing converter)in this case. Most AGM battery manufacturers do not recommend a higher charging voltage above 14.4 max. Since the RV manufacturer does not know what type of battery will be used by the consumer, a safety feature, if you will, has been pre-determied as to not harm a AGM, if used.
Here is a chart for battery capacity & discharge rate. Also a link to proper battery maintenance.
Maintenance Link
For the future with your new batteries, it may be helpfull to have a bit more information regarding their care & feeding. The "equalization" that I spoke of takes place above 14.4 volts up to about 16.0 volts. I believe the newer converters with charge wizard are actually designed that way for a reason & Mexico or anybody else can chime in here if I'm incorrect. So, I have to disagree with pianotuna (replacing converter)in this case. Most AGM battery manufacturers do not recommend a higher charging voltage above 14.4 max. Since the RV manufacturer does not know what type of battery will be used by the consumer, a safety feature, if you will, has been pre-determied as to not harm a AGM, if used.
Here is a chart for battery capacity & discharge rate. Also a link to proper battery maintenance.
Maintenance Link
