On 6/12/2015 8:19 AM, Tom wrote:
Yes, thanks for the correction on the wont sulfate.
And thanks for all the advice.
But that is what the chap claimed, the sulfating is what is killing
these deep cycles very early. And I will follow your advice very much, I
will never allow
these batteries to fully discharge or to not be topped up monthly. I
will top them up monthly. I always have paid close attention to my
batteries when in storage for winter season, now I will pay closer
attention.

Interesting the chap there at C.T. told me that the new battery will not
desulfate.

Interesting enough also that when I put the two batteries side by side
and the new advanced ultra model was actually the same weight yet
smaller in size.

Just like any other industry, especially marine, they will not make me a
battery to last a lifetime, they need me to replace my batteries
regularly. Their accounting and marketing departments bank on it. Same
as the smoke detectors in the home, our firedepartment is going door to
door in my neighborhood inspecting and if you do not have they will sell
you for $45.00 one for each floor (also a carbon monoxide detector) for
same price, yet if you check ebay they are only $8.00 . But I am sure
smoke detectors and CO2 detectors can last longer than 5 years and
function properly, but if they lasted a lifetime or the lifetime of the
house, the smoke/CO2 detector businesses would hurt. So industry leaders
bribe political leaders and so goes a nanny state.

O well,,

Thanks a lot for all the advice, much appreciated

73s



No, they aren't just trying to sell you things. Lead-acid batteries,
like all rechargeable batteries, do deteriorate over time - scientists
have never found a way to prevent it. I usually figure 5 years on car
and boat batteries; I don't want to be caught with a dead battery.

As for the smoke detectors - the $8.00 units you find on ebay are crap.
They are unreliable and may not work when required. Also, replacing
every 5 years isn't a bad idea; the longest any fire detector lasts is
about 10 years, mainly due to dust buildup in the sensor cavity.
Commercial grade detectors monitor dust buildup and can notify the
installer when the sensor degrades enough to be replaced; in a typical
installation this is around 7-8 years. My question here is - how much
are your family's lives worth?

P.S. Please don't top post. Thanks.

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