Best house battery?
Hi guys. I'm sure this discussion is somewhere on here, I can't seem to find it. Anyway my house battery has died. It was a Lifeline AGM deep cycle. These batteries are pricey and heavy! Someone t...
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Gjac wrote:
I guess I don't understand these silicone dioxide batteries enough to form an opinion, but I see them listed on Amazon from $1100-$1300 for 2 6v 260 AHs or 12v 270 AHs. One can buy 2 6v Sam's Club GC batteries for under $200. Will these batteries last 5 times longer? To break even in cost per AH that would be 50 years.
I don't pretend to understand their pricing.
A 100 amp 12 volt jar is sold at $600 cdn (about 450 usd). That provides 80 amp hours and 1500 cycles. A pair would provide more usable capacity than the Golf cart jars, and cost less per cycle.
They appear to be "batteries for dummies" as you can take them to zero state of charge 620 times. That's an amazing number.
What I would love to know is, after those 1500 deep cycles, is there still 80% of the capacity left? (I'm using that number as it is where electric vehicle batteries are considered "done in".)
