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Re: Lifeline AGM Battery Replacement Time

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you are right they are AGMs, & $375.. out the door.for 8D's hope these last as long as the last pair... bob '02 Magna6028 --- On Thu, 12/16/10, James Monnahan wrote: From: James Monnahan Subject: Re: [Country-Coach-Owners] Re: Lifeline AGM Battery Replacement TimeTo: Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.comDate: Thursday, December 16, 2010, 11:20 AM
The list price of Lifeline D8 AGM's is around $650 each plus shipping (around $100) although if you shop around you can get maybe $150 off the total for each. Top of the line D8 flooded start batteries are a little over $200 each and flooded deep cycle batteries quite a bit more. At the prices you mention AGM's are a no brainer but price and cost/benefit ratio does make a difference. I presume that you mean AGM batteries not AGA or is AGA a brand? Jim M

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Re: Lifeline AGM Battery Replacement Time

Reply #26 –
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Kevin,

I resemble that comment about spending a boat load on AGM's. :( Interesting comment about reducing the charging amps to reduce the gassing. That would make sense. The problem I have is that I camp off grid all the time so there are greater demands on the batteries. I want the generator to come on as little as possible... once a day preferrably for a couple hours. With (4) 8d AGM'S they charge up at 150amps so I can go from 55% SOC to 90% SOC in very little time. No limit on what charge they can take and how quick they take it.
Is it worth the extra $1800 they cost for 4 of them over the flooded batteries? In my opinion they are because I would spent the savings on diesel to run the generator longer, replacing the batteries more often by going through less cycles before the battery needs replacing. In the end, I am probably pretty close to break even.
Oh and I never have to maintain them which means my wife does not either if you know what I mean. I have the same opinion about why I personally installed the residential refrigerator, garbage disposal, macerator, extra house batteries, pure sine wave inverter and dishwasher in the motorhome the past month. My wife thinks of the motorhome as just another home.... priceless, which is why my wife agreed to buy this, our first motorhome, in the first place.

Dallas 2004 ovation C12 11688

Re: Lifeline AGM Battery Replacement Time

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Jim

I don't the overall experience is with the Deka AGM (Schwabb) but they have worked for me. They are cheaper than the Lifeline .

Dan 2006 Allure 31348
 

Re: Lifeline AGM Battery Replacement Time

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Kevin

The faster charging rate is one of the reasons that people who dry camp prefer the AGM batteries. I have had three motor homes and several vehicles where the flooded batteries have caused a mess and I am glad I am done dealing with it.

Dan 2006 Allure 31348