Very Inexpensive Battery Maintenance Charger
1.0 ampere output. 13.8 volts regulated charge limit. This unit is good for 100 amp hours worth of batteries. IMO the voltage is a tad high for a high antimony RV battery with temps 60F or higher but ...
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Mex,
I believe that AGM batteries have a grid structure, not a plate structure, per se.
Regarding the grid alloy material used in Lifelines, is it a low calcium alloy so as to reduce gas emissions? If so, maybe that's how you are able to get away with not cooking off too much water when using your high-for-them float voltage. Only time will tell.
FWIW, the grid in my AGMs is low calcium and their OEM recommends a float voltage range that includes the voltage you're using on your Lifelines. My AGM batts are to be floated in the 13.5V to 13.8V range. Exactly where my Parallax converter's output sits at.
By the way, one of the world's premier battery manufacturers, Rolls-Surrette, recommends that a float voltage of 13.6V to 13.8V be used on their AGM batteries. So maybe you know something that Lifeline does not. Here's an example:
http://www.dcbattery.com/rollssurretteagm_s12-160agm.pdf
I believe that AGM batteries have a grid structure, not a plate structure, per se.
Regarding the grid alloy material used in Lifelines, is it a low calcium alloy so as to reduce gas emissions? If so, maybe that's how you are able to get away with not cooking off too much water when using your high-for-them float voltage. Only time will tell.
FWIW, the grid in my AGMs is low calcium and their OEM recommends a float voltage range that includes the voltage you're using on your Lifelines. My AGM batts are to be floated in the 13.5V to 13.8V range. Exactly where my Parallax converter's output sits at.
By the way, one of the world's premier battery manufacturers, Rolls-Surrette, recommends that a float voltage of 13.6V to 13.8V be used on their AGM batteries. So maybe you know something that Lifeline does not. Here's an example:
http://www.dcbattery.com/rollssurretteagm_s12-160agm.pdf
