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01-25-2012, 04:01 PM | #1 |
Getting Wild
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AGM vs lead acid battery
I did a quick forum search and didn't find any reviews.
Is there a reason not to use them? Drop in performance or use time? Thanks! |
01-25-2012, 04:44 PM | #2 |
Happy Carting
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Re: AGM vs lead acid battery
I think the cost has been the deciding factor against them.
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01-25-2012, 06:56 PM | #3 |
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Re: AGM vs lead acid battery
i,ll 2nd that i think its been cost prohibitive ..........................
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01-25-2012, 08:55 PM | #4 |
Getting Wild
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Re: AGM vs lead acid battery
Well I ain't no guinea pig.. new trojans it is...
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01-25-2012, 09:01 PM | #5 |
Stay thirsty my friends!
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Re: AGM vs lead acid battery
The sparky drag race guys use them because of their light weight, smaller footprint, high-amp discharge capability, and fast recharge. They also get sponsors to pay for them.
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01-25-2012, 10:56 PM | #6 |
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01-25-2012, 11:29 PM | #7 |
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Re: AGM vs lead acid battery
My Dad has a bunch of AGMs' that he scored from a guy.We looked them up, about $325 each!!He put 3 in a Caroche he bought.It ran a suprisingly long time on a charge.I don't know exact use time,but he said that he could run it around for days at the house with out charging.The ones he has are the size of a Group-31 Heavy-Truck battery.I put one in my kids power-wheels,charge it for 3-4 hrs,they ride it for about the same amount of time(And boy does it move and do wheelies!).
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01-26-2012, 09:34 AM | #8 |
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01-26-2012, 09:40 AM | #9 |
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Re: AGM vs lead acid battery
I put a set of AGM 12v in a Gem car last year. It is a security cart at a shopping mall. We went to the AGM because of its faster recharge rate and slower self discharge rates. Plus they don't need water added which was NOT happening because of the access problems with the Gem car design. They managed to kill these batteries just the same way they have killed all the wet cells. In my opinion they have not been worth the added expense.
Likely the bit about 2 or 3 deep discharges has been their demise? |
01-26-2012, 10:18 AM | #10 |
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Re: AGM vs lead acid battery
Thanks tahoedawg , that was the kind of info I was looking for.
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