So, how long can house batteries last?
I have got to be running on borrowed time with my 4 6V house batteries. They were put in service in December of 2006. They've been kept charged via solar or shore power, never discharged, never allowe...
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Talk about asking for unintentionally misleading info !!!
Trojan and Crown have thicker plates with denser plate paste in their GC batteries
Rolls has the best.
Let's assssume the T-105 Owner has deep cycled his batteries 270-times in 5-years
A second owner chimes in. His set of Snerdly & Throckmorton warehouse membership batteries have endured 39 genuine cycles in 7 years and spend most other experiences at 20% depth of discharge, prompt recharging and vacationing under ideal floating.
They compare notes. Misleading notes. "Hah! You only got 5-years service out of your Trojans and my Throckmorton's are going to enjoy their sixth birthday next month!"
A person will NEVER convince the Throckmorton owner his data is skewed beyond hope. He will argue until he is blue in the face.
Without knowing individual records of usage asking about "battery life" is fraught with peril. This is true with almost everything. People with opinions that are STRONG and LOUD out-blast folks whom they disagree with.
Trojan and Crown have thicker plates with denser plate paste in their GC batteries
Rolls has the best.
Let's assssume the T-105 Owner has deep cycled his batteries 270-times in 5-years
A second owner chimes in. His set of Snerdly & Throckmorton warehouse membership batteries have endured 39 genuine cycles in 7 years and spend most other experiences at 20% depth of discharge, prompt recharging and vacationing under ideal floating.
They compare notes. Misleading notes. "Hah! You only got 5-years service out of your Trojans and my Throckmorton's are going to enjoy their sixth birthday next month!"
A person will NEVER convince the Throckmorton owner his data is skewed beyond hope. He will argue until he is blue in the face.
Without knowing individual records of usage asking about "battery life" is fraught with peril. This is true with almost everything. People with opinions that are STRONG and LOUD out-blast folks whom they disagree with.
