I am using a dual-output, 3-stage charger, used to go to max voltage,
now it trickles at a lower voltage... have no idea why.

Walter

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Rogers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Batteries


> NO Walter, everything is NOT fine. Boiling a battery dry is caused by a
> poorly engineered or very old, ferroresonant charger. It is now likely
> damaging your AGM battery. You need a modern, 3 or 4-stage charger.
>
> There is nothing wrong with lead-acid batteries, per se.
>
> Ron Rogers
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Walter Knopf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> |I was using golf cart batteries (2 - 6V in series) from Sam's Club
> |for a couple of years, my battery charger boiled them dry within a year.
> |Now using a big AGM battery (12V) from West Marine and everything is 
> |just
> fine.
>

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