MEGAWATT 60-AMP INTRODUCTION

pnichols wrote:

NinerBikes wrote:
Adding an 1/8" of water every two years is too frequent? What, are you retired?

Yep ... and yep.

I'm retired so I can do a whole lot of stuff other than messing with batteries. The other day when I (finally) added another 1/8 inch of distilled water to the RV engine starting battery I ALSO HAD TO CLEAN OFF the corrosion around the positive terminal and spray the terminal with WD-40 ... way too much unnecessary work for 15 minutes when I could have been oiling my fishing reels (not with WD-40, though).

Over my lifetime I've used hundreds of flashlight batteries and not one of them has ever needed water added to them. I guess my wet cell lead acid battery maintenance problem/hang-up is "the principle of the thing" ... tasks like those shouldn't be required anymore nowadays.

I have a still-functioning and rare size 12-14 year old Group 31 Optima 90 amp hour AGM battery that I wish would fit under the V10's hood so as to put an end to the dinosaur wet cell battery currently there. I even replaced the two tiny little wet cell batteries in my pressure sprayer and stick house backup generator with AGM ones to eliminate being let down with dead batteries in them every few years.

Sigh

I guess I don't have much to look forward to, then, as I get a lot older. I've always kind of felt that a peek under the hood and inspecting/fiddling with stuff was foreplay before going on an adventure.