GL: Battery-inverter-charger questions

[Ken Bloomfield]

Sounds about right to me.  The smart chargers give the battery the best 
chance for a long life, and the number of discharge cycles will vary from 
user to user, so this is not too far off my 5 year estimate.

Some day, I will soul-search and buy the Surrette batteries, but still have 
a lot of naval-contemplating to do first.  Meanwhile, I will carry on with 
the 5 year (+/- a year) lifetime.

Cheers,
Ken Bloomfield
MTOA# 2062
AGLCA# 3529
M/V Tellico Lady, 50' MT-Walkaround

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brent Hodges" <vbhodges at gmail.com>
> From: "Ken Bloomfield" <khtb at bellsouth.net>
>> I suspect that unless you go to a battery like the Surrette one, that you
>> will get about 5 years from golf cart batteries Trojan or other.(endsnip)
>
> I got 6 years out of the cheap Exide GC's, using a Freedom 25 inverter / 
> smart charger. I'm in the middle of replacing them now with the Interstate 
> 2200's (I think that's the model). You can buy Interstate at Sams a little 
> cheaper, but the ones off the truck are 12 amphours bigger (232 vs 220) 
> and I can buy them wholesale through my work.