So You Own An AGM Battery...
AGM batteries can sulfate just like any other lead acid battery. Other than by Ouija Board how would YOU determine if a battery has become sulfated and how severe is the sulfation, and if desulfation ...
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dons2346 wrote:
" You can not equalize an AGM or gel battery."
Then why does the manual for my LifeLines say to do so if needed?
It's a matter of terms. Lifeline says to condition a battery as needed. They can become sulfated and thus need conditioning. The charging process for conditioning and equalizing is the same. You maintain a constant current for an extended period of time.
AGM and gel batteries can not be equalized.
Here's an excerpt from the Lifeline manual:
Conditioning should only be done when the battery is showing symptoms of capacity loss due to extended time in a partial or low state of charge condition. This could be caused, for example, by low charging voltage for an extended number of charge cycles, or by repeatedly charging to only 90% state of charge.
NOTE: Some chargers use the term Equalizing Charge instead of Conditioning Charge. An Equalizing Charge is generally applied to flooded lead acid batteries that are susceptible to acid stratification. However, an Equalizing Charge may be used to provide a Conditioning Charge for Lifeline® batteries ...
