07-30-2012, 08:28 PM
[cool][#0000ff]NPS used to have a large display of 12V batteries of all sizes and shapes...for 70 cents a pound. Good deal. They no longer have much and the ones they are selling are more expensive than new ones.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have a bunch of 7ah 12 volts...the same as the Cabelas...that have been used less than a year as backup system batteries. Resting charge over 13 volts. Selling them at $10 each or 3 for $25.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The SLA batteries are not designed to be used as deep cycle batteries. You should never run them to failure. Charge them after each use and check them before use if they have been setting for a few weeks...or months. Also, you need to use a small "trickle charger"...less than 1 amp. Using a car battery charger will ruin the battery.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have a bunch of 7ah 12 volts...the same as the Cabelas...that have been used less than a year as backup system batteries. Resting charge over 13 volts. Selling them at $10 each or 3 for $25.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The SLA batteries are not designed to be used as deep cycle batteries. You should never run them to failure. Charge them after each use and check them before use if they have been setting for a few weeks...or months. Also, you need to use a small "trickle charger"...less than 1 amp. Using a car battery charger will ruin the battery.[/#0000ff]
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