To be fair to the East Penn Deka AGMS, their reported under performance in marine forums is in PSOC cycling abuse, compared to other brands of AGM.
PSOC = partial state of charge
Particularly this post by CMS in this forum:
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=445791&postcount=49http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s3/carbon-foam-batteries-1-year-later-26233-3.htmlRead posts by Mainesail in this forum:
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f14/firefly-oasis-carbon-foam-agm-batteries-173008-2.htmlThere is a goldmine of info in the marine forums and a few people who really know their S#it. but scrolling to just CMS and Mainesail posts gets to the nitty gritty interesting very applicable to RVing, info
This Multihundred page Lifepo4 thread might be the best source of info on the proper implementation of Lithium prismatic cells available anywhere.
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f14/lifepo4-batteries-discussion-thread-for-those-using-them-as-house-banks-65069-361.html