JShiv wrote:
Thanks all. I may have confused you guys a little - I don't think they went bad, I think they were left unattended several months without being unplugged. My question is whether the current Lance setup will handle the AGMs or if I need to change any component. Some have said to simply switch. Others have spiralled off into unknown (to me)acronyms with all sorts of changes. If it helps at all, we have agen set and no solar.
Thanks again,
Shiv
A smart charger will unplug at the correct time. Overcharging (boiling) is as bad or worse than never charging a battery.
Those unregulated non computer controlled rv chargers, called 'convertor' are worse, more cheaply built than the least expensive of automotive chargers. At least the automotive battery chargers know when to shut down and not ruin a new battery.
I just cringed the other day when an rv dealer was selling the same p.o.s. convertor to a new rv owner without explaining needs for a regulated convertor. Here the guy was a doctor and can afford the best yet all they wanted was to get rid of this old stock, no longer selling battery boiler as I call them. To me, it was almost criminal.
