Bud99
Jul 22, 2014Explorer
A G M Batteries
Are A G M Batteries worth the extra money? Do they outlast wetcell Batteries or am I just as well off buying 2 wet cell batteries for use in my 5th wheel?
Thanks,
Bud99
Thanks,
Bud99
Almot wrote:
It should be noted that between cheap Chinese UB/UPG and expensive Lifeline there are US made EastPenn/Deka and Full River, a lot cheaper than Lifeline.
Almot wrote:
It should be noted that between cheap Chinese UB/UPG and expensive Lifeline there are US made EastPenn/Deka and Full River, a lot cheaper than Lifeline.
mena661 wrote:Actually, two temperature compensators, one for the solar charger and one for the charger in the inverter. Works well.","body@stripHtml({\"removeProcessingText\":false,\"removeSpoilerMarkup\":false,\"removeTocMarkup\":false,\"truncateLength\":200})@stringLength":"203","kudosSumWeight":0,"repliesCount":0,"postTime":"2014-07-23T14:26:00.000-07:00","lastPublishTime":"2014-07-23T14:26:00.000-07:00","metrics":{"__typename":"MessageMetrics","views":483},"visibilityScope":"PUBLIC","placeholder":false,"originalMessageForPlaceholder":null,"isEscalated":null,"solution":false,"entityType":"FORUM_REPLY","eventPath":"category:RVTalk/community:feyqc97479board:TechnicalIssues/message:1301114/message:1301137","replies":{"__typename":"MessageConnection","pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null},"edges":[]},"readOnly":false,"editFrozen":false,"body@stringLength":"281","rawBody":"
.... It seems a lot of people here use solar in conjunction with AGM's so my guess is they're using temp compensation.
mena661 wrote:Actually, two temperature compensators, one for the solar charger and one for the charger in the inverter. Works well.","images":{"__typename":"AssociatedImageConnection","edges":[],"totalCount":0,"pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null}},"attachments":{"__typename":"AttachmentConnection","pageInfo":{"__typename":"PageInfo","hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"hasPreviousPage":false,"startCursor":null},"edges":[]},"timeToRead":1,"currentRevision":{"__ref":"Revision:revision:1301137_1"},"latestVersion":null,"messagePolicies":{"__typename":"MessagePolicies","canModerateSpamMessage":{"__typename":"PolicyResult","failureReason":{"__typename":"FailureReason","message":"error.lithium.policies.feature.moderation_spam.action.moderate_entity.allowed.accessDenied","key":"error.lithium.policies.feature.moderation_spam.action.moderate_entity.allowed.accessDenied","args":[]}}},"customFields":[]},"User:user:149010":{"__typename":"User","id":"user:149010","uid":149010,"login":"rottidawg","biography":null,"registrationData":{"__typename":"RegistrationData","status":null,"registrationTime":"2010-10-27T15:35:39.000-07:00"},"deleted":false,"email":"","avatar":{"__typename":"UserAvatar","url":"https://community.goodsam.com/t5/s/feyqc97479/m_assets/avatars/default/avatar-7.svg?time=1737155183000"},"rank":{"__ref":"Rank:rank:42"},"entityType":"USER","eventPath":"community:feyqc97479/user:149010"},"ModerationData:moderation_data:1301136":{"__typename":"ModerationData","id":"moderation_data:1301136","status":"APPROVED","rejectReason":null,"isReportedAbuse":false,"rejectUser":null,"rejectTime":null,"rejectActorType":null},"ForumReplyMessage:message:1301136":{"__typename":"ForumReplyMessage","author":{"__ref":"User:user:149010"},"id":"message:1301136","revisionNum":1,"uid":1301136,"depth":1,"hasGivenKudo":false,"subscribed":false,"board":{"__ref":"Forum:board:TechnicalIssues"},"parent":{"__ref":"ForumTopicMessage:message:1301114"},"conversation":{"__ref":"Conversation:conversation:1301114"},"subject":"Re: A G M Batteries","moderationData":{"__ref":"ModerationData:moderation_data:1301136"},"body":"And for some of us there is no choice but AGMs.
.... It seems a lot of people here use solar in conjunction with AGM's so my guess is they're using temp compensation.