Question For AGM Battery Owners...
Are there folks out there who have decided they do not like AGM batteries and believe their AGM battery purchase was a mistake, and should have purchased standard flooded lead acid batteries instead? ...
Forum Discussion
I have an AGM, mostly used for engine starting duties, but I can and do cycle it at the turn of a manual switch, or 3.
Is it a good value? Probably not. A marine battery could perform the same task, doing the occasional deep cycle and starting the engine easily too.
My AGM is one of those Thin plate pure Lead ones that require high currents when depleted, and it is obviously less happy with low and slow solar recharges. So I only deep cycle it when I have grid power or will be driving long enough my alternator can quench it to the 80% state of charge level.
The no maintenance is nice, as it is now in a location whose inconvenience contributed to the premature demise of Flooded batteries, when they resided in the same location.
My single group27 AGM rated at 930CCA, can crank my engine with more Gusto than two group 27 marine batteries in parallel could previously.
But this 'wow' factor has been meaningless, and valueless, with my needs.
But I wanted an AGM, and it might be my last.
Is it a good value? Probably not. A marine battery could perform the same task, doing the occasional deep cycle and starting the engine easily too.
My AGM is one of those Thin plate pure Lead ones that require high currents when depleted, and it is obviously less happy with low and slow solar recharges. So I only deep cycle it when I have grid power or will be driving long enough my alternator can quench it to the 80% state of charge level.
The no maintenance is nice, as it is now in a location whose inconvenience contributed to the premature demise of Flooded batteries, when they resided in the same location.
My single group27 AGM rated at 930CCA, can crank my engine with more Gusto than two group 27 marine batteries in parallel could previously.
But this 'wow' factor has been meaningless, and valueless, with my needs.
But I wanted an AGM, and it might be my last.
