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Old 11-11-2009, 06:18 PM   #246 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TheSGC View Post
That's the result of the "break in" cycle for new batteries and batteries that have been sitting for a while. It sounds like those used batteries were a great find! Just keep whipping 'em into shape and they should treat you quite well.
You're absolutely right! When you mentioned that before, I was trying not to get my hopes up, but they DO seem to get better with age, like fine wine. I had this idea in the back of my head about a sort of "lease" service for marine batteries: seems like boat owners kill their batteries from lack of use, and EV'ers from overuse. It would stand to reason that a boat owner could "exchange" EV'ers batteries so that both could benefit. Perhaps at the end of boating season, one could take the batteries from the boater and use it for a while until the season begins again at which time the batteries are returned.....
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