Judging/comparing Battery Performance
We've all read about person X who does nothing more than plug in their converter and claims the batteries are just as good as new 6 years later, although this is an impossibility. More accurate wou...
Forum Discussion
"Is holding a higher voltage under load, just bragging rights and nothing more?"
It is real. Scenario- you are doing 50-90s and are down near 50 on the morning of your next recharge, which can't begin until gen hours at 9am. Meanwhile you want toast for breakfast using your real toaster on the inverter.
You do not want the inverter to alarm off at 11v and so not get your toast. AGMs will hold that voltage up better than Wets. Also means you can have a smaller battery bank of AGMs than a bank of Wets and still make your toast at 50% SOC
A forum member posted some good test results showing that AGM advantage clearly.
Personally, I would be worried with AGMs where you don't have the hydrometer to tell you where you really are at. Others, less worried about such things, do enjoy the AGM advantage.
The AGM advantage is in performance, not necessarily in any cost benefit. Wets may be less money but when you have restricted battery space/weight in the RV, cost is not everything.
As usual it is down to what your rig can carry and what kind of camping you do, etc.
It is real. Scenario- you are doing 50-90s and are down near 50 on the morning of your next recharge, which can't begin until gen hours at 9am. Meanwhile you want toast for breakfast using your real toaster on the inverter.
You do not want the inverter to alarm off at 11v and so not get your toast. AGMs will hold that voltage up better than Wets. Also means you can have a smaller battery bank of AGMs than a bank of Wets and still make your toast at 50% SOC
A forum member posted some good test results showing that AGM advantage clearly.
Personally, I would be worried with AGMs where you don't have the hydrometer to tell you where you really are at. Others, less worried about such things, do enjoy the AGM advantage.
The AGM advantage is in performance, not necessarily in any cost benefit. Wets may be less money but when you have restricted battery space/weight in the RV, cost is not everything.
As usual it is down to what your rig can carry and what kind of camping you do, etc.
