A simple AGM battery question
Can I switch from flooded batteries to AGMs without making any other changes (charging system, etc)? I have a Lance 950s. I have lots of experience with FLA batteries and AGMs, but in the scrubber/dri...
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Redsky wrote:
Flooded lead acid handle partial recharging and repeat discharges, as with RV use, better than the AGM batteries. With AGM you pay extra to get a battery that does not have to be vented and can be used on its side. If you do not need those two attributes then an AGM battery will buy you nothing.
There are many other benefits to AGM batteries. They are truly maintenance free ,you can tip them on there side to install them in campers like the Bigfoot that don't have the height in there battery bay
or that the cold does not affect them like FLA batteries,or that they hold there charge better when left sitting and they also last along time. Yes for the price you can buy 2 FLA batteries for the price of 1 AGM but you will need 2 as you will be replacing them every 3-6 years and maintaining them constantly. http://www.odysseybatteries.com/
