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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"We live in our MH full time and almost always plugged into 30 amp power."
Any advocate out there recommending this kind lady continue to use 5% antimony batteries please chime in, I would love to hear your rationale...
Battery -types- involve tradeoffs. High antimony batteries trade increased maintenance for cyclability durability. A single good quality AGM battery would fulfill all of the requirements in this application and by nature be longer lived and render more service for the dollar.
To me, plugging-in should mean total freedom from battery chores. In other words, walk by the battery monitor once a week and make sure the charger is working. I would like to see a battery under these circumstances last 10 years without so much as 10 minutes of maintenance. But it's up to the OP as to what she wants.
Any advocate out there recommending this kind lady continue to use 5% antimony batteries please chime in, I would love to hear your rationale...
Battery -types- involve tradeoffs. High antimony batteries trade increased maintenance for cyclability durability. A single good quality AGM battery would fulfill all of the requirements in this application and by nature be longer lived and render more service for the dollar.
To me, plugging-in should mean total freedom from battery chores. In other words, walk by the battery monitor once a week and make sure the charger is working. I would like to see a battery under these circumstances last 10 years without so much as 10 minutes of maintenance. But it's up to the OP as to what she wants.
