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pjw73nh
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Jun 29, 2017

Why can't I get a TRUE Deep cycle battery anymore?

As the title says. Why can't I get a true deep cycle battery any more? I suppose I could get a $250+ high end one (Optima/Trojan etc), but I am looking in the sub $150 range. I use my trailer 6 tim...
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MEXICOWANDERER
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Jun 30, 2017
Treated correctly the .105" plate Lifeline is something akin to an heirloom. But must keep in mind "conditioning" an AGM like equalizing a flooded battery - sheds plate material. So, blow snot repeatedly at both brands of AGM, then condition them to kiss and make up and guess which one is going to live longer?

It is similar to comparing a GC220 to an L16. What would drive a stake through a GC220 heart makes the L16 giggle.

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