Thanks much Richard. I bought a ~ $100 group 27 deep cycle partly because as a newb, I knew I might be hard on it or at least make a few "mistakes". That said, I also assumed that it wouldn't fare as well over long term use when compared to something like a Trojan. At this point though, I'm seeing that the money saved will go into a solar panel/controller etc. sooner than later. ;) Neil. On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote:
> Flooded-cell (wet cell) batteries should stick about > 12.60 V after being full charged (with no load on > them) for quite a while. My new Interstate starting > battery is there two weeks after being charged up with > only the VW clock and the stereo memory on it. > > If it drops much or steadily, it a sign of a battery > nearing the end. > > For good info on equalizing, see this page at the Trojan > Battery site: > http://www.trojanbattery.com/BatteryMaintenance/Equalizing.aspx
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