Morning Cup Of Coffee And Weather

[Sweeney]

Killed batt tree? Heh now I dont feel so bad...
I thot I am the record holder here...

Not even close. The one I killed was was at least the 3'rd one I did this too. The other two were never-start batteries. This one was a Fullriver DC85-12. In fact, I think you talked me into it.

BUT...in the interim years, lithium batteries have been proving themselves to me.

For comparison:

1] Walmart Never-Start batteries are $100 for something experience has taught will last 2 years.
2] The DC85 by fullriver are $392 right now. They are not managed, and suspectable to what I did .
3] Litime (not the one from CampInn) prices out at $360, has BMS and a good reputation, and double the capacity of the DC85.

Suddenly Lithium starts to make a awful lot of sense. So hopefully it will be here soon - exepcted between May 7 and 11'th...HOPING to get out that weekend with some friends I havnt gotten to camp with in a while.

 

[taranis17]

Not even close. The one I killed was was at least the 3'rd one I did this too. The other two were never-start batteries. This one was a Fullriver DC85-12. In fact, I think you talked me into it.

BUT...in the interim years, lithium batteries have been proving themselves to me.

For comparison:

1] Walmart Never-Start batteries are $100 for something experience has taught will last 2 years.
2] The DC85 by fullriver are $392 right now. They are not managed, and suspectable to what I did .
3] Litime (not the one from CampInn) prices out at $360, has BMS and a good reputation, and double the capacity of the DC85.

Suddenly Lithium starts to make a awful lot of sense. So hopefully it will be here soon - exepcted between May 7 and 11'th...HOPING to get out that weekend with some friends I havnt gotten to camp with in a while.

I have killed at least 3 AGM batteries over the course of owning my last RV. Even bought a very nice battery tender for the off-season so they stay charged up in a climate-controlled space. Still dead batteries. The problem? I was too freakin' lazy to drive out to the storage lot, pull the battery from the 5th wheel, drive home and hook it up to the battery tender. Even when the battery cuttoff switch was OFF they still died. Plugged into the storage post? Still dead at the beginning of the season.

If this happened in my IT world, I'd call it a PICNIC and shuffle off back to my corner, where my dunce cap and stool await my inevitable return.