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Old 10-13-2015, 08:44 PM   #6
Delfin
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Originally Posted by mixman View Post
My negative experience with AGM batteries was with all 12v loads on my smaller boat. The refer question was related, but perhaps should have been its own topic.

I'll re-read the PS articles as I do remember some AGM batteries performing better than others. Sadly, this boat came with 4 brand new Deka made AGM batteries (designed for cell/mobile phone towers, but basically Group 31) that have yet to be installed and are fully charged sitting in storage. Deka (East Penn) was the brand that performed the worst in PS testing (and in my own experience).
Carbon foam is a fundamentally different kind of AGM that seems ideally suited to how batteries are used on a boat.
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