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Reply #25 –
OK, I am glad people are schooling me!  I do appreciate it....but where is one with VALUE???  The most bang for my buck helps when Retired, ya know?  Although the range of AGM's, Gels, and the way newer LiOn batteries does make my head spin....I may have to bite the bullet and get a couple of them?  The Lithium Ion though is way out of my range, and have seen them for over 6 Grand Each....yikes!  I do like this Aussie Brand, with a 5 Year Pro Rated deal, commercial though....and the name is, well....purely Fair Dinkum ( Truly Genuine Australian in nature!  ;) )

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Re: Cheaper 8D AGM...

Reply #26 –
Aside from the corrosion and out gassing characteristics, AGMs will recharge quite a bit faster than FLAs. If you dry camp a lot, that makes a difference.  Is that difference worth the money? It is to me, since we dry camp in noise sensitive areas a lot. The faster the batteries charge, the less time running the generator. I have never put a pencil to the actual cost of genny time verses the extra cost of AGMs, but again, the time itself is worth money to me.

TOM
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Re: Cheaper 8D AGM...

Reply #27 –
Quote from: rbark –
+2 on what AC7880 says!

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