Deep Cycle Batteries

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[quote bigpikeguy]Most marine bats need to be dead before your recharge them or you will damper there life span.[/quote]

Actually this will hurt marine/rv or deep cycle batteries the most. Lead acid batteries do not like to be drained. They should be kept at 50% or more of their total charged capacity.

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[left]Discharging
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[left]Discharging batteries is entirely a function of your
[left]particular application. However, below is list of helpful
[left]items:
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[left]q [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Shallow discharges will result in a longer battery life
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[left]q [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]50% (or less) discharges are recommended
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[left]q [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]80% discharge is the maximum safe discharge
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[left]q [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Do not fully discharge flooded batteries (80% or
[left]more). This will damage (or kill) the battery.
[left]Equivalent to overheating a car’s engine, extent of
[left]damage unknown.
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[left]q [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Many experts recommend operating batteries only
[left]between the 50% to 85% of full charge range. A
[left]periodic equalization charge is a must when using
[left]this practice.
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[left]q [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Do not leave batteries deeply discharged for any
[left]length of time.
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[left]q [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Lead-acid batteries do not develop a memory and
[left]need not be fully discharged before recharging
[/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Wingdings"][size 1][font "Wingdings"][size 1]q [/size][/font][/size][/font][font "Times New Roman"][size 3][font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Batteries should be charged after each period of use.[/size][/font][/size][/font]
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