First Time Boondocking Plan - Tech Question
I am trying to learn & prepare to Boondock for 12 days in Oct. I have a standard 5er setup (two 6 volt batteries) and a 2000w Honda generator. For convenience I purchased a battery level indicator at ...
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"AGM batteries are not the best choice for all applications - they are rather expensive compared to flooded batteries. However, their safety and design features make them the battery of choice for many applications, such as:
•Where you cannot have fumes or hydrogen, such as in poorly ventilated areas, or where fumes may cause corrosion to electronics, such as repeater and cell phone sites.
•Where resistance to shock and vibration is important.
•Where spilled acid from leaking, tipped, or broken batteries cannot be tolerated.
•When installed in a location where maintenance would be difficult or expensive, such as remote communications sites.
•Where the batteries may be subject to freezing (-40 degrees F or lower).
•Anyplace where you need a reliable totally sealed battery for safety or environmental reasons - wheelchairs, medical standby power, inside RV's, computer room UPS systems, or in enclosed spaces in boats."
Reasons to use AGM Batteries
If those aren't advantages you can benefit from, then no, I would agree that it doesn't make sense to pay more for an AGM.
•Where you cannot have fumes or hydrogen, such as in poorly ventilated areas, or where fumes may cause corrosion to electronics, such as repeater and cell phone sites.
•Where resistance to shock and vibration is important.
•Where spilled acid from leaking, tipped, or broken batteries cannot be tolerated.
•When installed in a location where maintenance would be difficult or expensive, such as remote communications sites.
•Where the batteries may be subject to freezing (-40 degrees F or lower).
•Anyplace where you need a reliable totally sealed battery for safety or environmental reasons - wheelchairs, medical standby power, inside RV's, computer room UPS systems, or in enclosed spaces in boats."
Reasons to use AGM Batteries
If those aren't advantages you can benefit from, then no, I would agree that it doesn't make sense to pay more for an AGM.
