How to boost charge AGM batteries in storage?
The manual for my Lifeline 100 Amp Hour Deep Cycle AGM 12 volt batteries says this: "While in storage, batteries should be boost charged every 90 days or when open circuit voltage drops to 12.5 vol...
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Btw, the only set of AGMs I’ve used up so far, started life 2 years apart, in my boats.
First one got hooked to a basic maintainer in the winter for a couple years. Second one got paired with the first one and maintained on a single bank marine maintainer for another 3-4 years. Then put them in the truck for another 6? Years?
I believe they died at 9/11 years old respectively. Idk which one went bad because one was still alive. And it may have been a bad battery cable in my truck that killed it.
Point is, you don’t need to get too wound up over charging profiles. Just take care of them.
First one got hooked to a basic maintainer in the winter for a couple years. Second one got paired with the first one and maintained on a single bank marine maintainer for another 3-4 years. Then put them in the truck for another 6? Years?
I believe they died at 9/11 years old respectively. Idk which one went bad because one was still alive. And it may have been a bad battery cable in my truck that killed it.
Point is, you don’t need to get too wound up over charging profiles. Just take care of them.
