Thanks George, By owning an boat built in 1973 I am on 2 different boat yards Christmas lists so I bet I could stop by and get a quick conductance test to see where I am. I am encouraged that they could last a while. They get very light usage and act as good as new so 3-4 more years would be great.
(As I wrote this I realized that the hull was 1973 but almost every system on the boat has been replaced or upgraded at least once, and sometimes 3-4 times (electronics). It's a dumb hobby but I love it. ) Thanks again George. On Wednesday, April 3, 2013 1:13:13 PM UTC-7, Georgeviking wrote: > > Bob, AGM batteries will last longer than flooded wet cell batteries. As > far as the state they are in many yards are now switching to conductance > meters rather than just a load test as it gives a more precise reading of > the batteries ability to be conductive. While a simple voltage test and > load test may show ok it will not show if a cell is going bad till it's > real bad. Last year I purchased one ( not cheap ) and it has told me > batteries that were 11.5 volts were still good so I charged them on a smart > charger and they indeed were just in need of a charge. FYI one of my > customers has a single 8d AGM that is eight years old and working fine > It is however on a gas engine. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
