Thanks much Richard.

I bought a ~ $100 group 27 deep cycle partly because as a newb, I knew
I might be hard on it or at least make a few "mistakes". That said, I
also assumed that it wouldn't fare as well over long term use when
compared to something like a Trojan.

At this point though, I'm seeing that the money saved will go into a
solar panel/controller etc. sooner than later.     ;)

Neil.

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote:

> Flooded-cell (wet cell) batteries should stick about
> 12.60 V after being full charged (with no load on
> them) for quite a while.  My new Interstate starting
> battery is there two weeks after being charged up with
> only the VW clock and the stereo memory on it.
>
> If it drops much or steadily, it a sign of a battery
> nearing the end.
>
> For good info on equalizing, see this page at the Trojan
> Battery site:
> http://www.trojanbattery.com/BatteryMaintenance/Equalizing.aspx

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