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Old 03-30-2013, 06:04 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Lead acid batteries start to sulphate as soon as they come off the line

But seriously there used to be a chart for floodies that showed the rate of sulphation at a given state of charge, looks a lot like a bell curve once you get past 50% DOD.

This bell curve can be fixed with a C200 or better charge. So a little tiny solar charger would fix your sulphation issue almost but not quite completely.

AGMs are much less prone to low DOD sulphation as are gel, so I wouldn't worry about it too much, my car afterall sat at 75% SOC everyday for 8-10hrs without issue with many excessively deep discharges.

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Ryan
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