[FONT="]Thanks for coming by this morning and checking the batteries. 76% and 57% life for 5 year old AGM’s with this service history doesn’t strike me as too bad, even if the tester tends to be optimistic with that battery type. I know it’s only a rough check but it is encouraging since the batteries weren’t fully charged. I wish I’d known that the 3 stage charger going into float mode doesn’t indicate full charge. I would have run it a lot longer these past years when I had the opportunity.
I’m sold on the battery monitor and it will go in as soon as it arrives. I’ll use that to run a full 20 hour test and reassess. If the batteries aren’t much worse than we found today, I’ll probably stick with AGM due to my acid phobia. I’m sure I’ll replace them in any event because it’s easier to do now than somewhere up in Canada.
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I’m sold on the battery monitor and it will go in as soon as it arrives. I’ll use that to run a full 20 hour test and reassess. If the batteries aren’t much worse than we found today, I’ll probably stick with AGM due to my acid phobia. I’m sure I’ll replace them in any event because it’s easier to do now than somewhere up in Canada.
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