Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:06:26 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Why AGM batts don't last as long as they should
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Al, thanks SO much for mentioning this.
I *knew* AGM batts wern't the 'right deal' normally in a car or van........
So very good to know about the dc to dc charger.
Let's see, you change one part ( the battery ) to supposidly gain in
some way, and then you have to add another ( possibly expensive ? ) part
to make up for the challenges posed by the 1st part . - about like take
a drug to counteract the negative side affects of another drug.
btw- please tell me what the attration of AGM batteries is in the first
place .
- that they don't have to be mounted upright ?
- more capacity for their size ?
- a weight advantage ?
so far, for my money, for regular use at a reasonable cost there's not
much better than a good ole lead-acid battery - for either a starting
and running battery, or a deep cycle for a house battery.
scott
www.turbovans.com
Al Knoll wrote:
> It is a general consensus that AGM batteries do not do well when
> charging directly from an alternator. The powerstream bc1212-15 is a
> dc to dc charger that incorporates multi stage charging it it's design
> and may solve the problem. Rocket J. notes that this device does well
> charging his Trojan brand house battery.
>
> More to come on this.
>
> On 6/19/08, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 18/06/2008 2:03:29 P.M. Central Standard Time,
>> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>>
>> I have an optima yellow top that never seemed to get charged properly
>> from the alternator.
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>> EXACTLY, I've toasted at least three of those EXPEN$IVE Optimas
>> before giving up on them. They are JUNK to put it mildly. Waste of $$$ in my
>> humble opinion !!!!!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Frank Condelli
>> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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