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Old 08-24-2009, 07:08 AM   #47
Ran D. St. Clair
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Originally posted by Bob86ZZ4:
Are you sure agm lasts longer than a standard flooded cell? I thought I had read they don't. Only advantage to them is they can be mounted upside down.
Bob86zz4, I can't say that I am sure. The manufacturers published specifications that I posted listed 750 cycles for Flooded cells vs. 1000 for AGM. That's just one example, and I don't claim to have done exhaustive research. I suspect that there are tons of convoluting variables, just one being how dilligent you are with maintaining the batteries at the proper fluid level. I am also told that the AGM's are supposed to be a bit tougher mechanically because the glass mat separates the plates and keeps them from shorting together. All I know is what I read, and while it sounds plausable I can't personally confirm it.
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