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Originally Posted by knucklehead
I'm glad your happy with the AGM's. I really was hopeful they would work for me. Based on the volt read-out on the wall of my coach, they never even fully charged. Not sure why but I was not about to pay more and get less. I'd rather pay for 3 more batteries in 3 or 4 years than spend twice as much for an AGM. Maybe if I could get them to charge and last as long as flooded, I'd go back?!?!
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If new AGM batteries would never charge, they would certainly be defective. Surely you wouldn't broad brush all AGMs batteries and all AGM Mfgs based on those 2 NAPA batteries you received defective?
Just so you know, there was nothing wrong with my 1 year old NAPA FLA 60 ah batteries. I just didn't want to do the water thing anymore, and I knew I was going to over /under with water anyway. Also I did NOT pay twice as much for my AGM batteries over FLA. I bought a different product; so to speak. My new batteries have 125ah capacity each and rated for 8 years, I more than doubled from 60ah how long I can run offline ( 20 - 24 hrs vs 6 - 8 hrs). A equivalent FLA may be $150. You purchased a 3rd battery and concede that you will buy more batteries in 3 - 4 years, an argument could be made that I actually paid a lot less, but got more.
Note: All AGMS are not made the same, so unless you specify make or model it is hard to compare. I can get very good AGMs for $180 Duracell Grp 31. I paid $250 Vmax tank Grp 31 SLR125 because I did not mind paying $60 more for Pure AGM Deep Cycle batteries with no automotive posts. My coach batteries will never be used for cranking; so a Marine dual purpose was not the best I could get for $500.
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