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Duramax1
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Mar 16, 2016

Disconnecting Battery When Plugged in for long periods

When staying plugged in at RV parks in desert warm temperatures for prolonged periods of time I usually disconnect the battery as I don't like to see it being charged at 13.50 volts or so for long per...
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Sam_Spade
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Mar 16, 2016
SoundGuy wrote:
Personally I leave the battery connected.


Me too.

13.5 is really not that high for a wet-cell if you keep an eye on the water level. An AGM will be perfectly happy with that float voltage with no degradation whatsoever.

Of course, it depends partly on what exactly you consider a "long time" and how high the temperature actually is.

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