Replacing House Batteries
Good Afternoon Everyone: We need to replace our 4 6V house batteries on our 2006 Phaeton. Can you replace them maintenance free AGM batteries? Thanks, vikki and Rick
Forum Discussion
Sam Spade wrote:Blaster Man wrote:DSDP Don wrote:
Rick, no problem replacing with the AGM, but you'll need to change the settings on your Inverter/Charger to match the batteries.
Good advice, and if you want the AGMs to work correctly, you'll have to do this.
I can't agree with that, at least not the way it is worded.
Most all of the advantages of AGM are still present even with a fixed voltage, single stage "wet cell" charger/converter/inverter.
They might not charge up to 100 percent of their capability but 95 percent roughly matches the capacity of a similar wet cell. This does not mean that they are not working "correctly".
If you are going to the expense of AGM 6 volt batteries ($300 each), I'd make sure you have the correct charger and it is set exactly as it should be.
